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Definition of burse in English: bursenoun bəːsbərs 1A flat, square, fabric-covered case in which a folded corporal cloth is carried to and from an altar in church. Example sentencesExamples - Upon these burses much ornamentation is lavished, and this has been the case since medieval times, as many existing examples survive to show.
- In Roman form the burse is ordinarily made of two juxtaposed pieces of cardboard about twenty-five centimetres (or ten inches) square, bound together at three edges, leaving the fourth open to receive the corporal.
- He or she may make use of a lavabo in preparation for the celebration, and the chalice and paten may be initially concealed by a burse and ornamental veil.
2historical The Royal Exchange in Cornhill, London. Compare with bourse
Origin Late Middle English (in sense 'purse'): from French bourse or medieval Latin bursa (see bourse, bursa). Rhymes amerce, asperse, averse, biodiverse, coerce, converse, curse, diverse, Erse, hearse, immerse, intersperse, nurse, perse, perverse, purse, reimburse, submerse, terce, terse, transverse, verse, worse Definition of burse in US English: bursenounbərs A flat, square, fabric-covered case in which a folded corporal is carried to and from an altar in church. Example sentencesExamples - In Roman form the burse is ordinarily made of two juxtaposed pieces of cardboard about twenty-five centimetres (or ten inches) square, bound together at three edges, leaving the fourth open to receive the corporal.
- Upon these burses much ornamentation is lavished, and this has been the case since medieval times, as many existing examples survive to show.
- He or she may make use of a lavabo in preparation for the celebration, and the chalice and paten may be initially concealed by a burse and ornamental veil.
Origin Late Middle English (in sense ‘purse’): from French bourse or medieval Latin bursa (see bourse, bursa). |