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单词 bulse
释义

bulse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bolsa. Doublet of purse.

Noun

bulse (plural bulses)

  1. (now rare) A bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials.
    • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 997:
      [L]et me then comfort myself with the large treasure of Johnson's conversation which I have preserved for my own entertainment and that of the world, and let me exhibit what I have upon each occasion, whether more or less, whether a bulse, or only a few sparks of a diamond.
    • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:
      bulses of diamonds and bags of guineas

Anagrams

  • Blues, Buels, blues, lubes
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