burse

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

burse, n. [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See Bourse, and cf. Bursch, Purse.].

•  A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull.  Holland.  [1913 Webster]
•  A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries.  [1913 Webster]
•  An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use.  Shipley.  [1913 Webster]
•  An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.  [1913 Webster]
•  A kind of bazaar.  [1913 Webster]

  "She says she went to the burse for patterns."  [1913 Webster]