"pur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: purs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pur (plural purs)
  1. Dated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”). Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: purr (extra: low murmuring sound as of a cat)
    Sense id: en-pur-en-noun-rawOLb5J

Verb

Forms: purs [present, singular, third-person], purring [participle, present], purred [participle, past], purred [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pur (third-person singular simple present purs, present participle purring, simple past and past participle purred)
  1. Dated form of purr Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: purr Related terms: life estate pur autre vie, pur sang
    Sense id: en-pur-en-verb-9vg0ktWQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Inflected forms

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