parse-leech 
JMJII 
pursue 
a* we moot never 
er see again, K> long u you harpye., you purse-strings (pero'stringz), n. pi. The strings feeds in enormous numbers on the wild purn- 
ekM, and your implement* be our masters, by means of which a purse is fastened or un- lane. [Western b. b.] 
n, l48(Harl. Misc., VII. 626.) (Dana.) f ^g tene( j pursuable (per-su'a-bl), a. [< pursue + -able.] 
/fr-t/LdA /tnlmjui 1A4H ( 
purse-line (pers'lin), . The line by means of , mechants, frightened by Drake'. Miocene., and 
which u purse-seine is pursed. appalled by the ruin all around them, drew their mane- 
purse-milkingtUM'rs'nnTkingV/. Making fre- strings Inexorably. Motley, Hist. .Netherlands, II. 18. 
quent or heavy iletnniiilti upon one's purse; ex- pursett (per'set), n. [< purse + -ft.'] A purse 
expensive. [Rare.] 
Purse-milling nation. 
Burton, Anat. of Mel., To the Reader, p. 49. (Danes.) 
purse-mouth ( pers'mouth), H. Aprimorpursed- 
up mouth. [Rare.] 
Maud with hersv 
the grapes. 
purse-net (pers'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 pursenets at length. 
iliddletnn and DeMter, Roaring (Mil, Iv. 2. 
Conies are taken by purseitels in their Inn-rows. 
Mvrlimrr, Husbandry. 
or bag. [Rare.] 
The blood of the frog and the bone In hl back 
i ), ave i,, ,.,, getting ; and made of hi- skin 
^jonL, Ma*,ue of Queena. 
1 see a good amendment of life in thee ; from praying 
to purse-taking. Shot., I Hen. IV., L 2. 115. 
fers'twist), w. Same as purse-silk. 
pursenet-ftsh (pers'net-fish), u. Same 
ket-fsh. John H'iutlirop. 
purse-pinched (pers'pincht), a. Impecunious ; 
poor. 
Ladles and Lords, purse-pinch^d and soule-pain'd. 
Davits, Microcosmos, p. 14. (Dana.) 
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. 
a. See 
i (per'si-nes), n. [Early 
' pursiveness, pursif ness; < ME. pursy neg, "^Mr- 
Capable of being, or fit to be, pursued, followed, 
or prosecuted. 
pursual (per-su'al), . [< pursue + -al.] The 
act of pursuing;" pursuit: as, " quick pursual," 
Southey. [Rare.] 
pursuance (per-su'ans), n. [< pursuan(t) + 
-ce.] The act of following or pursuing; pur- 
suit; prosecution: as, the pursuance of some 
design ; in pursuance of orders. 
He being In pursuance of the Imperial army, the next 
morning, In a sudden fog that fell, the cavalry on lioth 
aides being engaged, he was killed in the midst of the 
troops. Howell, Letters, i. 0. (Latham.) 
Whether he (Samson) acted in pursuance of a Command 
from Heaven, or was prompted by his own Valour only, 
or whatsoever Inducement he had, he did not put to death 
one, but many that tyrannized over his Countrey. 
Milton, Ana. to Salmasius, Iv. 104. 
George was to depart for town the next dny, to secure 
his commission, In pursuance of his generous patron's di- 
rections. Goldsmith, Vicar, xxL 
= Syn. See pursuit. 
Lerins pursuant (per-su'ant), a. and n. [< ME. 'pur- 
E also want, persewcnd, < OF. pursuiant, poursuiant, 
of pursuir, pursue : see pursue. Cf. pur- 
!.] I. a. Done in consequence of or in 
j, 1 M ----., , ... . . i milt 
names, jiicrocosmos, p. . ii/uti..; nifties; < pursit. pursy : see pursy 1 and -ness.] ""- - 
purse-pride (pers'prid).,,. Pride of wealth; in- The state' of being pursy: 4e state of being the prosecution o some lung. 
proceeding from consciousness of the short-winded ; shortness of breath. 1 ou may perceive that which I now 
pursing-block (per'sing-blok), n. A block used 
in hauling in i 
b 
possession of wealth. 
Even purse-pride Is quarrellous, domineering over the 
humble neighbourhood, and raising quarrels out of trifles. 
/.>. ///'. Supernumeraries, $ 4. 
the pursing- 
line or bridle 
of a purse- 
seine. Two 
of these are 
attached to 
the purse- 
davit by 
hooks, as 
shown in the 
cut. 
purse-proud (pers'proud), . Proud of wealth ; 
puffed up with the possession of money or 
riches. 
This person was . . . a noisy, puneproud, Illiterate dem- 
agogue, whose Cockney English and scraps of mispro- 
nounced Latin were the Jest of the newspapers, Alderman 
Beckford. Macaulay, Earl of Chatham. 
purser (per'ser), n. [< purse + -er*. Cf. hur- 
srtr.] 1. An official charged with the keeping 
of accounts and the disbursing of money ; spe- p u rsing-gear 
ciflcally, an officer who keeps the accounts of ^ )er / s ing- 
a ship, and has charge of the provisions, pay, g g r ) i . The 
etc.: now called in the navy i>aijma:tter. gear by which 
And this order to be seene and kept euery voyageorder- a seine is 
ly, by the pursers of the companies owne ship. In any wise, pursed 
""*<"<"'" ' """""' ' f x pursivet 
2. In mining, the paymaster or cashier of a (per'siv), a. 
mine, and the official to whom notices of trans- An O i, so j e te 
fer are sent for registration in the cost-book. form O f i>ul .. 
[Cornwall, Eng.] . Holland. 
purse-ring (pers'ring). . A metal ring attach- pur8 i ve nesst 
ed to the bridle-rope on the foot of a purse- (per'siv-nes). 
seine, for the pursing-line to run through. _ ^n o i, 80 . 
purse-rope (pers'rop), w. Same as purge-line. 1( , te form of 
pursersbip (per'ser-ship), . [< purser + -ship.] ; , ,..,,- )( P . v ,, 
The office of purser. Jldilru, l'L'7. 
purses (por'sez), n. pi. A seaweed. Alaria escu- DUr glane (pers'lan), . 
i t., rT_>_,... i,' , . . - 1 * 
'lento, [Prov. Hug.] 
purse-seine (pers'san), . A seine wliich may 
be pursed or drawn into the shape of n bag. 
. boat: * and t. block! i rf. ifiinw.ite of boat: t, pune line or 
bridle; /./". corkk or Ooatt; ^.sheave: A. nursing 11 cki attached 
to puncKlavit. See cut under furling block. 
Mackerel purse-nellies range from 120 to 220 fathoms long 
by 20 f 
depth. 
Pursing block. 
a, a . purs.nK-blocks; *. *'. liooks which en- 
5;il*e eye* in tnc upper extremity of the purse- 
avit f,' f, iinwa)c ; d. brace fastened to gun- 
wale .mil aliu bolted at r to the thwart /, 
..- [Also piirslaiu; early 
mo<l. E. pours/line, pumrline; < ME. purslane, < 
OF. porcelaine, poitrcnlaine = It. iiorcellana, 
purslane, with accom. term., < ML. "porcibina ; 
cf. OHG. purxlla, MHG. pitrzei, G. bur:el, < L. 
uoreilara, var. of portulaea, purslane, portu- 
laoa : see Portulaea.] A herbaceous plant. 
1'ortiilaea olerarea, widely distributed through 
warm and temperate climates. It Is a prostrate 
annual of a reddish-green aspect, with fleshy stems and 
leaves and small yellow flowers. Purslane Is used, now 
lew than formerly, In salads, as a pot herb, In pickles, and 
for garnishing, and Is cultivated in Europe in several vari- 
eties for these purposes. In America it is regarded chiefly 
as a weed, and is rather troublesome in gardens, from Its 
abundance and persistent vitality. In the United States 
vulgarly putsty (or pushy) or }m**l<j treed. 
Pourslane dothe mitigate the great heat In al the In- 
ward partes of thcbodyc, semblably of the head and eyes. 
Sir T. Elyot, Castle of Health, il. 16. 
Black purslane, a kind of spurge, Euphorbia Preslii (E. 
hyperie\folia\ a common weed of the I'nited States, some 
what resembling purslane In habit, but not fleshy. Milk- 
made i 
The pvnr-teinf flrat came Into general use In I860. 
Satun, XLI. 180. 
Portulaca*truin,i>ttht wanner Atlantic shores and the sa- 
line or alkaline shores of the southwestern t* nlted States, 
a prostrate fleshy plant, forming mats sometimes 6 feet 
broad: also, 51 prnlandntm, sometimes erect, reaching 
north to New Jersey. Water-purslane, (o) Peplis Por- 
tiila. (b) Ludiciyia paluntru. (e) An American aquatic or 
sometime* terrestrial herb, Didiplit Kntarii, of the Lythra- 
ririr, with opposite linear leaves and very small greenish 
flowers. Wild purslane, a European species, Euphorbia 
Peplis, with prostrate leafless flowering branches which 
purse-Snap (pers'snap).!!. Same as iiiirm-rliixp. fork repeatedly, forming mats on maritime sands. 
purse-spider U" r-'spi'der), n. A spMer. .-I///- purslane-tree (ptrs'lan-tre), n. The African 
/..< mi/' i: wliic-h spins a close web of varying shrub 1'ortuliu-nrin Afra. 
shape 'and size against the bark of trees at the purslane-worm (pers'lan-werm), w. The larva 
surface of the ground. [Southern U. 8.] of a zygsenid moth, (opidryas gloceri, which 
purse-seiner (pers'sa'ner), n. A vessel em- 
ployed in the menhaden or the mackerel purse- 
seine fishery. 
purse-silk (pers'silk), n. A stout silk thread 
nseil for knitting purses, and also for embroi- 
ilerv with the neeille. 
You may perceive that which I now desire to be per- 
suant thereupon. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning, I'n f p. it. 
Il.t a. A pursuivant. 
Y poore people were so vexed with apparators, * pur- 
suantt, & y comissarle courts, as truly their affliction 
was not smale. Bradford, Plymouth Plantation, p. 8. 
pursuant (ptr-su'ant), rtrfc. [< pursuant, n.] 
According; agreeably: with to Pursuant to, fol- 
lowing; according to; in accordance with: as, pursuant 
to orders, passage was denied. 
Mr. President; I rise, Sir, pursuant to notice, to ask 
leave to bring In a bill. 
D. Webster, Senate, March 18, 1SS4. 
pursuantly (per-su'ant-li), fidr. [< pursuant 
+ -I;/ 2 .] Pursuant; "agreeably; conformably. 
pursue (per-su'), f.; pret. and pp. pursued, ppr.. 
pursuing. [Early mod. E. also purseir, pe roue, 
persetD,<, HE. pursue*, jiursuiccn, )>orstien, por- 
seiren, < OF. pursuer, poursuier, poursuivei; por- 
suircr, also porsuir, porsuirir, poursuir, pour- 
xuirir, also poumuirre, pourserrc, porxevre, Y. 
potirsuivre = Sp. Pg. proscguir = It. proteguire, 
< L. proseqni, follow forth, follow after, pur- 
sue, prosecute. < pro, forth, -4- sequi, follow: 
see sequent. Cf. prosecute, from the same L. 
verb; and cf. sue, ensue.] I. traits. 1. To fol- 
low; proceed along; follow in action. 
There are those who pursue their own way out of a sour- 
ness and spirit of contradiction. Sttele, Spectator, No. 204. 
Wilfrid a safer path pursued. Scott, Rokeby, IL 16. 
It will not be necessary to pursue his course further 
than to notice a single occurrence of most extraordinary 
nature. Pretcott, Kerd. and Isa., II. 8. 
2. To follow with the view of overtaking; fol- 
low with haste; chase; hunt: as, to pursue a 
hare; to pursue a fleeing enemy. 
And Pouert* pursuvede me and putte me to be lowe, 
And flittynge fond Ich the frere that me confessede. 
Pirn Plowman (C), xlil. U. 
Then they fled 
Into this abbey, whither we pursued them. 
Shalt., C. of E., v. 1. 185. 
Each creature returned to Its own nature, and pursued 
and preyed upon Its fellow. Bacon, Physical Fables, lit 
They fled 
This way and that, pursued by nought but dread. 
William Morris,, Earthly Paradise, III. S'22. 
3. To seek ; seek to obtain : as, to pursue a 
remedy at law; to pursue pleasure. 
Qnod the child, "y come poore the world withlnne 
To pursue a wondirful eritage." 
Hymns In Virgin, etc. (E. E. T. 8.), p. 59. 
Too hard a Censure they pursue 
Who charge on all the Fallings of a few. 
Congreoe, tr. of Ovid's Art of Love. 
They who most passionately pursue pleasure seldomest 
arrive at It Sttele, Spectator, No. M4. 
4. To follow close upon; attend; be present 
with ; accompany. 
Fortune pursue thee ! SAo*., A. and C., 111. 12. 25. 
Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife, 
If, once a widow, ever I be wife ! 
Shall., Hamlet, III. 2. 232. 
6t. To follow vindictively or with enmity; 
persecute; treat with hostility; seek to in- 
jure. 
For a coned F.mperonr of Persic, that hlghte Sauna, 
pursuede alle Crlstene men, to destroye hem, and to com- 
IK-MI- hem to make Sacrinse to his Ydole*. 
Matulrrillt Travels, p. Sou. 
