purse string purse spider • purse-string operation · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · purse string · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse. Synonyms: purse string. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075