Burse (plural Burses)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Burse is the 11886th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2634 individuals. Burse is most common among Black/African American (68.68%) and White (25.32%) individuals.
• Suber, Ubers, buers, bures, erubs, rebus, resub, rubes, suber, urbes
burse (plural burses)
(obsolete) A purse.
A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
(ecclesiastical) An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
(obsolete) A stock exchange; a bourse.
(obsolete) A kind of bazaar.
• Suber, Ubers, buers, bures, erubs, rebus, resub, rubes, suber, urbes
Source: Wiktionary
Burse, n. Etym: [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See Bourse, and cf. Bursch, Purse.]
1. A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.] Holland.
2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.]
3. (Eccl.)
Definition: An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. Shipley.
4. An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.
5. A kind of bazaar. [Obs.] She says she went to the burse for patterns. Old Play.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
