pur

[ pur ]

/ pɜr /

an archaic variant of purr.

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Felix brought him in to tea, because we are to have his report for Pur.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge
In my opinion he's a liar; I was going to say 'pur et simple,' but he is neither pure nor simple.
April's Lady|Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
Pur′ples, petechi or spots of livid red on the body: a disease of wheat: an early purple-flowered orchid.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Ceo n'est que un restitution en lour ley, pur que a ceo n'avomus regard, &c.
Commentaries on the Laws of England|William Blackstone

Reason is certainly to be accepted; it is pur natural light, and the only faculty whereby we can judge of things.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various