Category:Pur

Pur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Purred; p. pr. & vb. n. Purring.] Etym: [of Imitative origin; cf. Prov. G. purren.]

Defn: to utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when Pleased. [written also purr.]

Pur Pur, v. t.

Defn: to signify or express by purring. Gray.

Pur Pur, n.

Defn: the low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment Or pleasure. [written also purr.]

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Pur - Or purim, a lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24) in ironical commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose of ascertaining the auspicious day for executing his cruel plot against their nation. It became a national institution by the common consent of the Jews, and is observed by them to the present day, on the 14th and 15th of the month Adar, a month before the Passover.