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A fortress disguised as an accessory, holding everything you own and nothing you need.
means A small bag or pouch for carrying money and personal belongings, or — by extension — a sum of money offered as a prize.
from From Old English 'purs,' borrowed from Late Latin 'bursa' meaning 'hide' or 'leather bag,' which itself came from Greek 'byrsa,' an animal skin — the original purses were literally pouches of leather. That same Greek root branches out generously: it's the cousin of 'bursar' (the keeper of the college purse), 'reimburse' (to put back into the purse), and even 'bourse,' the French word for stock exchange — a marketplace where everyone's bursa is on the line.
- black hole
- Keys vanish into purses that hold less than a backpack
- word origin
- From Greek byrsa, meaning leather hide
- prize money
- A boxing match purse is the same word
- weapon status
- Heavy purses have ended bar fights decisively
- clutch power
- Smaller bags cost more than the cash inside
birkin bag — hermès handbag that costs $10,000-$30,000 and has a 5+ year waitlist
kelly bag — hermès design from 1956 that princess grace of monaco made iconic