1.a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women);
she reached into her bag and found a comb
2.a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse;
he made the contribution out of his own purse
3.a small bag for carrying money
4.a sum of money offered as a prize;
the purse barely covered the winner's expenses
1.contract one's lips into a rounded shape
2.gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker;
purse ones's lips