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PUR'PLE, a. [L. purpureus; purpura, a shell from which the color was obtained.] ...
PUR'PARTY, n. In law, a share, part or portion of an estate, which is allotted t...
PURLOIN'ING, ppr. Stealing; committing literary theft. PURLOIN'ING , n. Theft; p...
PURLOIN'ER, n. A thief; a plagiary.
PURLOIN'ED, pp. Stolen; taken by plagiarism.
PURLOIN', v.t. 1. Literally, to take or carry away for one's self; hence, to ste...
PURL'ING, ppr. [from purl.] Murmuring or gurgling, as a brook. PURL'ING , n. The...
PUR'LIN, n. In architecture, a piece of timber extending from end to end of a bu...
PURLIEU, n. pur'lu. A border; a limit; a certain limited extent or district; ori...
PURL, n. [supposed to be contracted from purfle.] 1. An embroidered and puckered...
PU'RITY, n. [L. puritas, form purus.] 1. Freedom from foreign admixture or heter...
PU'RITANIZE, v.i. To deliver the notions of puritans.
PU'RITANISM, n. The notions or practice of puritans.
PURITAN'IC PURITAN'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the puritans or their doctrines and pr...
PU'RITAN, n. [from pure.] A dissenter from the church of England. The puritans w...
PU'RIST, n. One excessively nice in the use of words.