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10. purchā̆s(e n.
Additional spellings:
purchase
76 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Acquisition, gain; also, something acquired or received, a possession; wealth, property, goods; fig. something possessed as a natural gift [quot.: Capgr.], something earned or deserved; ben of……
11. purpoint(e n.
Additional spellings:
purpointe
17 quotations in 2 senses
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A doublet, a military garment, usually worn under armor, composed of two layers of leather or other material, stuffed and quilted; purpoint of o serpent, a doublet made of a reptile's hide.
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13. purprestūre n.
15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Law An illegal occupation or encroachment upon land; unauthorized use of common, private, or royal land or of waterways, as by damming or diversion; (b) a payment or rent due to the legal owner of……