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What is a burse?

What is a burse? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) A purse.
  2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
  3. (ecclesiastical) An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
  4. (obsolete) A stock exchange; a bourse.
  5. (obsolete) A kind of bazaar.
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The color of the chalice veil and the burse follows that of the season.
He or she may make use of a lavabo in preparation for the celebration, and the chalice and paten may be initially concealed by a burse and ornamental veil.
Mass had been said not long since, and the chalice covered with the veil and burse was still on the altar.
The terms were afterwards often used indifferently, and Pisaro, just before, calls the Exchange the burse.
When not in use both corporal and pall are carried in a square silken pocket called the burse.

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