Usually means: Cord for closing a bag.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word purse string:

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  1. purse-string, purse string: Merriam-Webster
  2. purse string: Vocabulary.com
  3. purse string: Dictionary.com
  4. purse string: Rhymezone
  5. purse string: FreeDictionary.org
  6. purse string: Mnemonic Dictionary
  7. purse string: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. purse string: Wiktionary

(Note: See purse_strings as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Purse string)

noun:  Alternative form of pursestring [A cord or string, the middle of which is enclosed in the hem of the opening of a soft purse or sack, that, when pulled, closes the purse.]

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