PURSE STRING

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 I. (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)

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