purse stringn.

Brit.

/ˈpəː(s) strɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpər(s) ˌstrɪŋ/

Forms: see purse n. and string n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., string n.

Etymology: < purse n. + string n.

1. A string, or each of a pair of strings, which may be drawn to close the mouth of a purse; a drawstring. In later use chiefly in similative expressions.

ΚΠ

a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 78 (MED) Þis creatur..let hir ryng hang be hir purs-stryng.

a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) 4369 (MED) So haue I plukked at my purs [v.r. purses] strynges And made hem often..gape & gane.

1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger sig. B^v I had no other fence but with my short knife, and a pair of purse stringes.

1600 T. Dekker Old Fortunatus sig. C2 If I heare any gingling, but of the purse strings that goe flip, flap, flip, flap, flip, flap.

1844 B. Mayer Mexico xiv. 76 One drop, it is said, put on any ordinary hole, draws it up for ever and securely like a purse-string!

1969 M. Carter Helping Yourself with Foot Reflexology ix. 57 Food's entry into the stomach..is regulated by circular muscles which act somewhat like purse strings.

1996 B. Rensberger Life Itself vi. 137 A band of filaments, called the contractile ring, encircles the cell at the cleavage plane like a purse string.

2. figurative. Chiefly in plural, esp. in various phrases relating to the control of money, as to hold the purse strings: to control expenditure.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun]

coffer1377

pursec1384

possibilityc1385

moneyc1390

financec1475

abilityc1503

purse stringc1530

moyen1547

means1560

financy1600

pocket1633

fonds1669

wherewith1674

apoinctee1682

funds1700

ways and means1738

money stock1743

pecuniary1748

pecuniar1793

wherewithal1809

ante1843

pocketbook1897

c1530 Wit & Folly (Percy Soc.) XX. p. lx I shall brynge them to heuen gate..And lede them thyther by purse strynges.

1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus iii. iv. 1378 If he will not vnty the purse stringes of his liberality.

a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. v. 71 He endeavours to corrupt him..and so to tie the Holy Ghost to his Purs-strings.

1696 P. A. Motteux Love's a Jest ii. 23 You grudge to untye your Purse-strings to him, you old Micher.

1711 J. Swift Let. 29 Dec. (1766) I. lvi. 146 Those, whose purse-strings and heart-strings were the same, all on a sudden scattering their money to bribe votes.

1763 F. Sheridan Discov. i. i. 4 This is the curse of marrying early, to have our children tugging at our purse-strings, at a time when we have as quick a relish for the joys of life as they have.

1785 Theologico-controversistical Conf. at Hague II. 184 The balm of psalmody..as the saying is, unloosed the purse string.

1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled v. 175 This great man from Geneva, Who worm'd his way to elevation, And holds the purse strings of the nation.

1849 R. Cobden Speeches 20 The House of Commons..has to look after the purse-strings of the people.

1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings: James I 324 In the cause of the Palatine..the purse-strings of the English people would have been willingly undrawn.

1902 G. Brenan House of Percy II. ii. 58 Refusing to loosen his purse-strings any further.

1950 Cape Argus 22 Apr. (Mag.) 1/1 While it lasted, Barry and Nephews held the purse-strings of the Overberg.

1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xii. 115 He held the purse strings and Mikey and Susan and their two young daughters was tied to him.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Nov. c10/4 Even then, to her great frustration, the bankers would not loosen their purse strings.

Compounds

attributive. Designating something which may be drawn or pulled like a purse string, or has the appearance of having been pulled together in this way; esp. (Surgery) in purse string suture.

ΚΠ

1881 R. S. F. Barnes Ger.-Eng. Dict. Med. 220 Schnürnaht,..purse-string suture.

1888 A. G. Gerster Rules Aseptic & Antiseptic Surg. v. 130 The remnant of the sac was separated, closed at its neck with a purse-string suture, and was cut away.

1984 G. McCaughrean Canterbury Tales (1988) 71 His face was as white and bony as a skull, with purse-string lips and eyes sunk deep in red whorls of wrinkled skin.

1999 Embalmer Autumn 21/2 Jerry made a purse string stitch, in a circle on the body and inserted the trocar through it.

2004 New Yorker 5 Jan. 41/2 A purse-string suture should be inserted into the caput caeci about half an inch from the base.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purse string
释义	purse stringn. Brit. /ˈpəː(s) strɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpər(s) ˌstrɪŋ/ Forms: see purse n. and string n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., string n. Etymology: < purse n. + string n. 1. A string, or each of a pair of strings, which may be drawn to close the mouth of a purse; a drawstring. In later use chiefly in similative expressions. ΚΠ a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 78 (MED) Þis creatur..let hir ryng hang be hir purs-stryng. a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) 4369 (MED) So haue I plukked at my purs [v.r. purses] strynges And made hem often..gape & gane. 1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger sig. B^v I had no other fence but with my short knife, and a pair of purse stringes. 1600 T. Dekker Old Fortunatus sig. C2 If I heare any gingling, but of the purse strings that goe flip, flap, flip, flap, flip, flap. 1844 B. Mayer Mexico xiv. 76 One drop, it is said, put on any ordinary hole, draws it up for ever and securely like a purse-string! 1969 M. Carter Helping Yourself with Foot Reflexology ix. 57 Food's entry into the stomach..is regulated by circular muscles which act somewhat like purse strings. 1996 B. Rensberger Life Itself vi. 137 A band of filaments, called the contractile ring, encircles the cell at the cleavage plane like a purse string. 2. figurative. Chiefly in plural, esp. in various phrases relating to the control of money, as to hold the purse strings: to control expenditure. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] coffer1377 pursec1384 possibilityc1385 moneyc1390 financec1475 abilityc1503 purse stringc1530 moyen1547 means1560 financy1600 pocket1633 fonds1669 wherewith1674 apoinctee1682 funds1700 ways and means1738 money stock1743 pecuniary1748 pecuniar1793 wherewithal1809 ante1843 pocketbook1897 c1530 Wit & Folly (Percy Soc.) XX. p. lx I shall brynge them to heuen gate..And lede them thyther by purse strynges. 1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus iii. iv. 1378 If he will not vnty the purse stringes of his liberality. a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. v. 71 He endeavours to corrupt him..and so to tie the Holy Ghost to his Purs-strings. 1696 P. A. Motteux Love's a Jest ii. 23 You grudge to untye your Purse-strings to him, you old Micher. 1711 J. Swift Let. 29 Dec. (1766) I. lvi. 146 Those, whose purse-strings and heart-strings were the same, all on a sudden scattering their money to bribe votes. 1763 F. Sheridan Discov. i. i. 4 This is the curse of marrying early, to have our children tugging at our purse-strings, at a time when we have as quick a relish for the joys of life as they have. 1785 Theologico-controversistical Conf. at Hague II. 184 The balm of psalmody..as the saying is, unloosed the purse string. 1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled v. 175 This great man from Geneva, Who worm'd his way to elevation, And holds the purse strings of the nation. 1849 R. Cobden Speeches 20 The House of Commons..has to look after the purse-strings of the people. 1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings: James I 324 In the cause of the Palatine..the purse-strings of the English people would have been willingly undrawn. 1902 G. Brenan House of Percy II. ii. 58 Refusing to loosen his purse-strings any further. 1950 Cape Argus 22 Apr. (Mag.) 1/1 While it lasted, Barry and Nephews held the purse-strings of the Overberg. 1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xii. 115 He held the purse strings and Mikey and Susan and their two young daughters was tied to him. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Nov. c10/4 Even then, to her great frustration, the bankers would not loosen their purse strings. Compounds attributive. Designating something which may be drawn or pulled like a purse string, or has the appearance of having been pulled together in this way; esp. (Surgery) in purse string suture. ΚΠ 1881 R. S. F. Barnes Ger.-Eng. Dict. Med. 220 Schnürnaht,..purse-string suture. 1888 A. G. Gerster Rules Aseptic & Antiseptic Surg. v. 130 The remnant of the sac was separated, closed at its neck with a purse-string suture, and was cut away. 1984 G. McCaughrean Canterbury Tales (1988) 71 His face was as white and bony as a skull, with purse-string lips and eyes sunk deep in red whorls of wrinkled skin. 1999 Embalmer Autumn 21/2 Jerry made a purse string stitch, in a circle on the body and inserted the trocar through it. 2004 New Yorker 5 Jan. 41/2 A purse-string suture should be inserted into the caput caeci about half an inch from the base. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1438
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