burse

[ burs ]

/ bɜrs /

noun

a pouch or case for some special purpose.

(in Scotland)

a fund to provide allowances for students.
an allowance so provided.

Ecclesiastical. a case or receptacle for a corporal.

Origin of burse

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French <Late Latin bursa purse; see bursa

Words nearby burse

bursa of semimembranosus, bursar, bursarial, bursary, Burschenschaft, burse, bursectomy, burseed, burseraceous, bursicon, bursiform

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Example sentences from the Web for burse

When not in use both corporal and pall are carried in a square silken pocket called the burse.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4|Various
The "burse" is a square, stiff pocket of silk over cardboard, in which the Altar-linen is carried to and from the Altar.
The Worship of the Church|Jacob A. Regester
Mass had been said not long since, and the chalice covered with the veil and burse was still on the altar.
Antony Gray,--Gardener|Leslie Moore
The color of the chalice veil and the burse follows that of the season.
The Worship of the Church|Jacob A. Regester

The terms were afterwards often used indifferently, and Pisaro, just before, calls the Exchange the Burse.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for burse

burse

/ (bɜːs) /

noun

mainly RC Church a flat case used at Mass as a container for the corporal

Scot

a fund providing allowances for students
the allowance provided

Word Origin for burse

C19: from Medieval Latin bursa purse

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单词	burse
释义	burse [ burs ] / bɜrs / noun a pouch or case for some special purpose. (in Scotland) a fund to provide allowances for students. an allowance so provided. Ecclesiastical. a case or receptacle for a corporal. Origin of burse 1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French <Late Latin bursa purse; see bursa Words nearby burse bursa of semimembranosus, bursar, bursarial, bursary, Burschenschaft, burse, bursectomy, burseed, burseraceous, bursicon, bursiform Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burse When not in use both corporal and pall are carried in a square silken pocket called the burse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4\|Various The "burse" is a square, stiff pocket of silk over cardboard, in which the Altar-linen is carried to and from the Altar. The Worship of the Church\|Jacob A. Regester Mass had been said not long since, and the chalice covered with the veil and burse was still on the altar. Antony Gray,--Gardener\|Leslie Moore The color of the chalice veil and the burse follows that of the season. The Worship of the Church\|Jacob A. Regester The terms were afterwards often used indifferently, and Pisaro, just before, calls the Exchange the Burse. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for burse burse / (bɜːs) / noun mainly RC Church a flat case used at Mass as a container for the corporal Scot a fund providing allowances for students the allowance provided Word Origin for burse C19: from Medieval Latin bursa purse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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