Meaning & use
Burses
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The plural of "burse," a stiff, flat, envelope-like case used in Christian liturgy to hold the folded corporal cloth on the altar.
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The sacristy cabinet stored several embroidered burses, each matching the color of the liturgical season.
The priest carried the chalice with its burse and veil to the altar before Mass began.
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"Burse" comes from the Latin "bursa," meaning purse, the same root that gives us "bursar" and "purse."
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