The offence of purpresture

was an encroachment on the forest rights, by building a house within the forest, and it made no difference whether the land belonged to the builder or not. Encyc. Brit., 1X. 409. purprise (per-prīz'), n . [Early mod. E. also pour prise ; purprise , OF.pour prise , porprise , pris , pp. of pourprendre, porprendre, purprenpurprise, an inclosure, pourpris , porpris , pur dre, seize upon, occupy, encroach upon, invest, surround, inclose, pour- , por-, pur- , pro , before, + prendere , take: see prehend and prizcı , surprise , etc. Cf. purpresture.] A close or inclosure; also, the whole compa of a manor. And eke amydde this purprise Was maad a tour of gret maist rise. Rom , of the Rose , L. 4171. The place of justice is a hallowed place; and therefore not only the bench, but the footpace and precincts and purprise thereof ought to be preserved without scandal and corruption. Bacon , Judicature (ed. 1887). purpult, a. A Middle English form of purple . purpura (per'pu-rä), n. [NL., purpura , purple .] 1. In med., an eruption of small purple spots and patches, caused by extravasation of blood in the skin; the purples.-2. [ cap .] A genus of gastropods, typical of the family Purpuridæ . The animal has a purpurigenous gland, and secretes a purplish fluid which has given name to the genus. The shell is generally oblong ovate, its surface being rather rough with spines or tubercles. The spe IMG:content-1330.jpg:[graphic][merged small] cies are numerous, and are divided in various subgenera, considered by some as genera. P. lapil lus is an abundant northern species, common to both shores of the Atlantic. See also cut under operculum . - Malignant purpura, cerebrospinal fever.-Purpura hemorrhagic a, purpura attended with hemorrhage into and from mucous membranes, and often into serous membranes and cavities. Pyrexia may be present or absent. Also called morbus maculosus Werlhofii . - Purpura nautic a, scurvy. -Purpura nervosa, purpura with rheumatoid pains, with colic and vomiting, sometimes hemorrhage from the bowels, and frequently cutaneous edema. It occurs mostly in children. The specific name refers to a supposed dependence on the sympathetic nervous system.-Purpura papulosa, purpura in which the ecchymoses are interspersed with livid papules. Also called lichen livid us. Purpura rheumatic a, a disease characterized by a purpuric eruption, often with some fever, nausea, colicky pains, diarrhea, or constipation, and with rheumatoid pains and often swelling and redne in certain joints. -Purpura simplex, a disease characterized by a pur puric eruption, with slight general symptoms such as lan ce ive crops, each lasting a week or ten days; there may be a number of such recurrent eruptions. - Purpura IMG:content-1331.png:[blocks in formation] purpurate2 (per'pu-rāt), a. [ purpura + -atel .] Of or pertaining to purpura; purpuric. purpure (per'pur), n . and a. [ purpure , purpur , purpour , purpure , vernacularly purpre , purple: see purple .] Purple: repre- sented in heraldry by diagonal lines from the sinister base of the shield to the dexter chief. [Obsolete except in heraldic use.] The whit cote that hade sem none, And the purpure that layd both upon one, The ground that erst was yellow, greene, and blew Is overcled with blood in purpure hew. purpuriferous (per-pu-rif'e-rus), a . [L. pur- pur a , purple, + ferre , bear.] Pur puri parous; belonging to the Purpurifera . pur puri form (pėr'pū-ri-fôrm), a . [ pur a , q. v., + L. form a , form.] Resembling a shell of the genus Purpura ; related or belong- ing to the Purpuridæ . Also purpuroid . purpurigenous (pèr-pū-rij'e-nus), a . [L. pur- pur a , purple, + gignere , genere , bear: see -ge- nous.] Producing purple.-Purpurigenous gland, a gland, especially developed in the gastropods of the fam- ily Muricidæ , secreting a liquid of a purplish color. purpurin, purpurine (per'pū-rin), n. [ purpura , purple, + -in2, -ine2.] A red color- ing matter, C14H5O2(OH)3, used in dyeing, extracted from madder and prepared artifi- cially by the oxidation of artificial alizarin. Its application in dyeing is similar to that of alizarin. In commerce it is known as alizarin , yellow shade (of red), the true alizarin giving blue shades of red. Purpurinæ (per-pu-ri'nē), n . pl . [NL., Pur- pur a + -inæ .] A subfamily of Muricidæ , char- acterized by having an operculum with a lateral nucleus. It includes the genera Purpura , Acan- thin a, Pentadactyl us , Concho lep as , and others. pur puri parous (per-pū-rip'a-rus), a . [L. pur- purr1, pur1 (per), v . [Imitative; cf. pirr , purl1 , and pu .] I. in trans . To utter a low murmur- ing sound expre ive of satisfaction or pleasure, as a cat. The sound is made by throwing the vocal cords into vibration measured and regulated by the respi- ration; and this vibration is strong enough to make the whole larynx tremble, so that it may be felt or seen from the outside. Purring is highly characteristic of the cat tribe, though probably not confined to it. I know somebody to whose knee that black cat loves to climb; against whose shoulder and cheek it likes to purr . Charlotte Brontë , Shirley, xii. Sitting drowsy in the fire-light, winked and purred the Whittier, Mary Garvin. Purring thrill, a thrill or fremitus, or sense of fine vibra- rism, or over the heart in some cases of valvular lesion. It resembles the sensation which the back of a purring cat yields to the hand. Also called purring tremor, pur- ring fremitus , and, in French, fremi ement cataire. II. trans . To expre or signify by purring. Her ears of jet and emerald eyes She saw, and purr'd applause. [She] thrills the hand that smooths her glo y fur With the light tremor of her grateful purr . purr3, purrel (pėr), n . [Also pirr ; perhaps ult. pur , occurring in two glo es, as a syno- nym of rāradumbla , a bittern (glo ed by L. ono crotal us , a pelican), or of hæferblæte , appar. a snipe (E. dial. hammer bleat ).] A sandpiper, Tringa alpina , commonly called dunlin . purr4 (per), n . [Origin obscure.) A bivalve of the family Veneridæ , Tapes dec us sat a . It inhab- its chiefly the European coasts on sandy or gravelly bot- toms between tide-marks. It burrows in the ground, and is usually indicated by two little holes about an inch apart, made by the siphons. The purrs are held in some esteem for food, being considered better than cockles. Also called butter - fish . purrel, n . See purr3 . purre2t, n. An obsolete form of perryl . purree, purrhee (pur'ē), n. A yellow coloring matter. See cuxanthin . Also called Indian yellow. purreic (pu-rē'ik), a. [ purree + -ic.] Per- taining to or derived from purree. - Purreic acid. Same as euxanthic acid (which see, under euxanthic ). purrelt, n. [Perhaps a form of purl3 for purfle , border.] A list ordained to be at the end of kersies to prevent deceit in diminishing their length. Hall i well . purre-maw (per'ma), n. The roseate tern. [Prov. Eng.] purrock (pur'ok), n. [A var. of parrock , as equiv. puddock2 of paddock2 .] Same as paddock2 . purse (pèrs), n. [ tered form of burs , bors , bourse = It. bors a , bursa , byrsa , βύρσα , a hide or skin. Cf. burse , bourse.] 1. A bag or pouch; specifically, a small bag or case in which Her girdle was greene, and at that hung a large leather Greene (:), Vision. A pouch with many parts and purses thin, To carry all your tools and trinkets in. Out has he ta'en a purse o' gowd, Was a' fou to the string. 2. Figuratively, money; means; resources. Had men beene as forward to aduenture their purses , and per for me the conditions they promised mee, as to crop the fruits of my labours, you sands ere this had beene bet- tered by these designes. Capt . John Smith , Works, II. 241. But here attir'd beyond our purse we go, For usele ornament and flaunting show. Dryden, tr. of Juvenal's Satires, iii. 296. He needs his purse , and knows how to make use on it. 6. In zoöl . and an at ., some kind of a pouch, bur- sa, marsupium, or ovicapsule. - A light purse, or an empty purse, poverty, or want of resources. - A long purse, or a heavy purse, wealth; riches. - Cold purse. See cold.-Halfpenny-purse, a small purse worn at the side: the name probably implies its use for the smallest coins, as, perhaps, the silver halfpence of the middle ages down to the seventeenth century. - Maundy purse. See maundy. Mermaid's purse. See mermaid's - purse.- Privy purse. (a) An allowance for the private expenses of the British sovereign, forming part of the civil list. ( b ) An officer of the British royal household charged with the pay- ment of the sovereign's private expenses. His official title is keeper of the privy purse . - Purse of state, in her ., a bag or pouch resembling an aumônière, bearing the arms of the sovereign or state on the side, and having cords formed into an elaborate knot or plaiting. - Sword and purse, the military power and wealth of a nation. purse (pers), v. t.; pret. and pp. pursed , ppr. pursing . [ pursen , porsen ; purse , n . For the sense 'wrinkle,' 'pucker' (like the mouth of a purse drawn together with a gathering- string), cf. pucker , as related to poke2 , a bag, sack, pocket.] I. trans. 1. To put in a purse. zeue poure peuple the pans; ther-of porse thow none, Ac zeue hem forth to poure folke that for my loue hit ask- eth. Piers Plowman (C), xiii. 164. I will go and purse the ducats. Shak ., M. of V., i. 3. 175. The benefits you have done me are not lost, Nor cast away: they are purs'd here in my heart. Thou criedst "Indeed!" And didst contract and purse thy brow together. Shak., Othello, iii. 3. 113. Was this a story to purse up people's hearts and pen- nies against giving an alms to the blind? Lamb , Decay of Beggars. O moralist, frown not so dark, Purse not thy lip severe. I'll be your purse - bearer , and leave you For an hour. purse-crab (pėrs'krab), n . A short-tailed ten- footed crustacean of the genus Birgus , as B.la- tro , the cocoanut-crab, found in Mauritius and the more eastern islands of the Indian Ocean, and one of the largest crustaceans. It resides on land, often burrowing under the roots of trees, lines its hole with the fibers of the cocoanut-husk, and lives on the nuts, which it procures by climbing the trees, breaking the shells with great ingenuity. purse -crew (pėrs'krö), n . The crew or gang of a purse-net; a purse-gang. purse-cutter (pėrs'kut"ėr), n. A thief who steals purses; a cutpurse. You never refused your purse and credit to the service and support of learned or ingenious men. Swift , Improving English Tongue. 3. A treasury; finances: as, to exhaust a na- tion's purse , or the public purse. Shak., T. of A., i. 2. 200.-4. A purseful of money; a sum to make up a purse as a present.-5. A spe- cific sum of money. In Turkey large accounts are often set down in purses of 500 Medjidie piasters, equiv. alent to 4 pounds 10 shillings of English money, or about $22 The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-1333.png:[blocks in formation] Maud with horsweet purse - mouth when my father dangled the grapes. Tennyson, Maud, i. 18. purse-net (pėrs'net), n. A net the mouth of which may be drawn close with cords, or closed quickly in any way. See cut under purse - seine . We shopkeepers, when all's done, are sure to have 'em in our purse nets at length. by means of which a purse is fastened or un fastened. IMG:content-1334.png:[blocks in formation] I see a good amendment of life in thee; from praying to purse - taking . Shak., 1 Hen. IV., i. 2. 115. purse-twist (pers'twist), n. Same as purse - silk. pursevantt, n. An obsolete form of pursuivant. purse-weight (pėrs'wat), п. The weight or sinker of a purse-seine concerned in drawing the net. In a menhaden-seine it weighs about 35 pounds; in a mackerel-seine, 200 pounds or more.