unpursev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpəːs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpərs/

Forms: see un- prefix² and purse v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², purse v., purse n.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + either purse v. or purse n.

1. transitive. To take (money) out of a purse; to pay out. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)]

aspendc885

doOE

spendc1175

spenec1175

dispendc1330

bewarec1374

bestow1377

suckc1380

unpursea1393

warea1417

stowc1440

to lay outc1449

spone1456

expend1477

expend1484

impendc1486

ware?a1513

deburse?1529

disburse1530

defray1543

unburse1570

outlay1573

to lay forth1584

sweat1592

vent1612

dispursea1616

exhaust1616

to set forth1622

waste1639

depursea1648

fence1699

douse1759

shut1797

shift1923

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 558 The time is ofte cursed, That evere was the gold unpursed, The which was leid upon the bok.

c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 183 They that thus iugen of the werre at home by thaire fire wold nat leese a day of thaire ease or vnpurse [a1500 Rawl. ley owte of their purs] a peny but with mykell sorowe.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Qi/1 To Dispurse, expendere. To Disburse, idem, insumere. To Vnburse, and vnpurse, idem.

1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) v. sig. K2 (stage direct.) Vnpurses the gold.

1889 R. Browning Poet. Wks. (1889) XIV. 135 Had you else, Only for Mary's sake, unpursed So much hard money? Tell—oh, tell's!

1963 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 12 July a8/3 Mothers unpurse quarters into impatient hands.

2. transitive. To rob (a person) of his or her purse or money. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > cutting or stealing purses > steal purse from [verb (transitive)]

unpurse1827

1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. viii. 118 The uncivil robber, who unpursed The traveller on the high way.

1934 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 21 May 4/5 The high life gyp spot of Hollywood is a combination restaurant and gambling house... Many wealthy movie stars have been unpursed but come back like proverbial moths to the flame.

3. transitive. To relax (the lips, etc.) from being pursed or puckered. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [verb (intransitive)] > lips

poutc1484

pouch1647

blub1684

unpurse1838

moue1938

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [verb (transitive)] > lips

sever1398

sparec1400

prim1707

mimp1710

pout1748

lip1826

unpurse1838

mouth1960

1838 Caledonian Mercury 5 Feb. Even Mr C—p—r unpursed the edge of his right eye, which ever had a most fascinating tendency to winking, and looked serious a moment.

1871 R. Browning Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau 4 Now I permit your plump lips to unpurse.

c1880 R. Bridges in A. D. Coleridge Eton in Forties (1896) 174 Unpursed his mouth, empty his mighty chest, His run is o'er.

1958 J. Weidman Enemy Camp ii. 167 Aunt Tessie pursed her lips. She didn't unpurse them until the trolley car dropped her and George at the corner of Tenth Street and Avenue C.

1992 O. S. Card Lost Boys (1993) v. 119 His thick sensuous lips making vague movements, pursing and unpursing, as if he were drinking from an imaginary straw or kissing an imaginary aunt.

2010 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Sept. (Guide Suppl.) 59 They may also note, upon unpursing their lips, that everybody present appears to be having an awfully good time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unpurse
释义	unpursev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpəːs/, U.S. /ˌənˈpərs/ Forms: see un- prefix² and purse v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², purse v., purse n. Etymology: < un- prefix² + either purse v. or purse n. 1. transitive. To take (money) out of a purse; to pay out. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > spend [verb (transitive)] aspendc885 doOE spendc1175 spenec1175 dispendc1330 bewarec1374 bestow1377 suckc1380 unpursea1393 warea1417 stowc1440 to lay outc1449 spone1456 expend1477 expend1484 impendc1486 ware?a1513 deburse?1529 disburse1530 defray1543 unburse1570 outlay1573 to lay forth1584 sweat1592 vent1612 dispursea1616 exhaust1616 to set forth1622 waste1639 depursea1648 fence1699 douse1759 shut1797 shift1923 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 558 The time is ofte cursed, That evere was the gold unpursed, The which was leid upon the bok. c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 183 They that thus iugen of the werre at home by thaire fire wold nat leese a day of thaire ease or vnpurse [a1500 Rawl. ley owte of their purs] a peny but with mykell sorowe. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Qi/1 To Dispurse, expendere. To Disburse, idem, insumere. To Vnburse, and vnpurse, idem. 1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) v. sig. K2 (stage direct.) Vnpurses the gold. 1889 R. Browning Poet. Wks. (1889) XIV. 135 Had you else, Only for Mary's sake, unpursed So much hard money? Tell—oh, tell's! 1963 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 12 July a8/3 Mothers unpurse quarters into impatient hands. 2. transitive. To rob (a person) of his or her purse or money. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > cutting or stealing purses > steal purse from [verb (transitive)] unpurse1827 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. viii. 118 The uncivil robber, who unpursed The traveller on the high way. 1934 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 21 May 4/5 The high life gyp spot of Hollywood is a combination restaurant and gambling house... Many wealthy movie stars have been unpursed but come back like proverbial moths to the flame. 3. transitive. To relax (the lips, etc.) from being pursed or puckered. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [verb (intransitive)] > lips poutc1484 pouch1647 blub1684 unpurse1838 moue1938 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [verb (transitive)] > lips sever1398 sparec1400 prim1707 mimp1710 pout1748 lip1826 unpurse1838 mouth1960 1838 Caledonian Mercury 5 Feb. Even Mr C—p—r unpursed the edge of his right eye, which ever had a most fascinating tendency to winking, and looked serious a moment. 1871 R. Browning Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau 4 Now I permit your plump lips to unpurse. c1880 R. Bridges in A. D. Coleridge Eton in Forties (1896) 174 Unpursed his mouth, empty his mighty chest, His run is o'er. 1958 J. Weidman Enemy Camp ii. 167 Aunt Tessie pursed her lips. She didn't unpurse them until the trolley car dropped her and George at the corner of Tenth Street and Avenue C. 1992 O. S. Card Lost Boys (1993) v. 119 His thick sensuous lips making vague movements, pursing and unpursing, as if he were drinking from an imaginary straw or kissing an imaginary aunt. 2010 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Sept. (Guide Suppl.) 59 They may also note, upon unpursing their lips, that everybody present appears to be having an awfully good time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1393
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