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purses — pÉœrs /pÉœËs n. handbag, pocketbook; wallet, billfold; wealth, money; treasury, fund v. pucker, constrict into folds or wrinkles (about the lips, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
Museum of Bags and Purses — Museum of Bags and Purses, Herengracht, Amsterdam. The Museum of Bags and Purses (Dutch: Tassenmuseum Hendrikje), located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is a museum devoted to historic handbags, purses and suitcases. The museum s collection… … Wikipedia
Royal Maundy — A Royal Maundy ceremony in 1867 Royal Maundy ( … Wikipedia
Purse — In American English, a purse is a small bag, also called a handbag or a pocketbook. In British English, a purse is a small money container similar to a wallet, but typically used by women and including a compartment for coins, with a handbag… … Wikipedia
Equestrian Sports — ▪ 2009 Introduction Thoroughbred Racing. United States. A seemingly invincible three year old colt named Big Brown took American Thoroughbred racing by storm during the 2008 spring classic season. In the 134th Kentucky Derby on May 3, Big… … Universalium
horse racing — Sport of running horses at speed. Typically, Thoroughbreds are raced with a rider astride and Standardbreds with the horse pulling a conveyance with a driver. Though racing has an ancient lineage, the first regularly organized national races were … Universalium
Princely state — For other uses, see Principality and Other princely states. Colonial India British Indian Empire Colonial India Portuguese India … Wikipedia
Karan Singh — MP Rajya Sabha, President ICCR, Chairman AICC Foreign Affairs Department, Reign 1961–present Predecessor Hari Singh Spouse … Wikipedia
boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… … Universalium
Mermaid's purse — Mermaid s purses (also known as Devil s Purses) are the normally empty egg cases of skates, sharks and rays. They are among the objects which are washed in by the sea, and can be found at the shore, at the furthest point of the high tide.The size … Wikipedia
