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pur

[ pur ]

/ pɜr /

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noun, verb (used with or without object), purred, pur·ring.

an archaic variant of purr.

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How to use pur in a sentence

Sometimes the affair is made still more luxurious by substituting rose-water for water pur et simple.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Kwatrung diyis pur katursi piyis, A room ten by fourteen feet.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Appurtenance, ap-pur′ten-ans, n. that which appertains to: an appendage or accessory: (law) a right belonging to a property.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
A faint pur comes out of the heavens and two planes are seen circling as they exchange bullets from their machine guns.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8)|Various

Pur′ple-wood, -heart, the heartwood of Copaifera pubiflora, used for ramrods.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various