pur

[ pur ]

noun

, purred, pur·ring.

1. an archaic variant of purr.

Example Sentences

Sometimes the affair is made still more luxurious by substituting rose-water for water pur et simple.

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Kwatrung diyis pur katursi piyis, A room ten by fourteen feet.

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Appurtenance, ap-pur′ten-ans, n. that which appertains to: an appendage or accessory: (law) a right belonging to a property.

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A faint pur comes out of the heavens and two planes are seen circling as they exchange bullets from their machine guns.

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Pur′ple-wood, -heart, the heartwood of Copaifera pubiflora, used for ramrods.

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