"bulse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bulses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese bolsa. Doublet of purse and bolsa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt|bolsa}} Borrowed from Portuguese bolsa, {{doublet|en|purse|bolsa}} Doublet of purse and bolsa Head templates: {{en-noun}} bulse (plural bulses)
  1. (now rare) A bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bulse-en-noun-nrwPy5kW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bags

Inflected forms

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