Purse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pursed p. pr. & vb. n. Pursing.]
1. To put into a purse.
I will go and purse the ducats straight. --Shak.
2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.
Thou . . . didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.