What does purselike mean?
Purselike means Resembling or characteristic of a purse..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a purse..
[…] holding his head cocked to the side and his mouth set purselike, as he always did when he was fixing to deliver a pronouncement.
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Purselike means Resembling or characteristic of a purse..
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[…] holding his head cocked to the side and his mouth set purselike, as he always did when he was fixing to deliver a pronouncement.
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