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Definition of burse in English: bursenoun bəːsbərs 1A flat, square, fabric-covered case in which a folded corporal cloth is carried to and from an altar in church. 放圣餐布的盒子 Example sentencesExamples - Upon these burses much ornamentation is lavished, and this has been the case since medieval times, as many existing examples survive to show.
- In Roman form the burse is ordinarily made of two juxtaposed pieces of cardboard about twenty-five centimetres (or ten inches) square, bound together at three edges, leaving the fourth open to receive the corporal.
- He or she may make use of a lavabo in preparation for the celebration, and the chalice and paten may be initially concealed by a burse and ornamental veil.
2historical The Royal Exchange in Cornhill, London. 〈史〉（位于伦敦康希尔的）伦敦交易所。比较BOURSE Compare with bourse
OriginLate Middle English (in sense 'purse'): from French bourse or medieval Latin bursa (see bourse, bursa). Rhymesamerce, asperse, averse, biodiverse, coerce, converse, curse, diverse, Erse, hearse, immerse, intersperse, nurse, perse, perverse, purse, reimburse, submerse, terce, terse, transverse, verse, worse Definition of burse in US English: bursenounbərs A flat, square, fabric-covered case in which a folded corporal is carried to and from an altar in church. 放圣餐布的盒子 Example sentencesExamples - In Roman form the burse is ordinarily made of two juxtaposed pieces of cardboard about twenty-five centimetres (or ten inches) square, bound together at three edges, leaving the fourth open to receive the corporal.
- Upon these burses much ornamentation is lavished, and this has been the case since medieval times, as many existing examples survive to show.
- He or she may make use of a lavabo in preparation for the celebration, and the chalice and paten may be initially concealed by a burse and ornamental veil.
OriginLate Middle English (in sense ‘purse’): from French bourse or medieval Latin bursa (see bourse, bursa). |