PURSE STRING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does purse string mean? 

• PURSE STRING (noun)
  The noun PURSE STRING has 1 sense:

1. a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse

  Familiarity information: PURSE STRING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PURSE STRING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("purse string" is a kind of...):

drawing string; drawstring; string (a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening)

Holonyms ("purse string" is a part of...):

purse (a small bag for carrying money)