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Definition of Purslain
1. n. Same as Purslane.
Definition of Purslain
1. Noun. (alternative form of purslane) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purslain
1. purslane [n -S] - See also: purslane
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purslain
Literary usage of Purslain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Domestic Cookery, and Useful Receipt Book: Adapted for Families in by William Augustus Henderson, David Hughson (1828)
"... and send it to the oven. Half an hour will do it sufficiently. Snipes, with
purslain Leaves. DRAW your snipes, and make a forcemeat for the 'No. 7. ..."
2. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-table Directory: In which Will by Charlotte Campbell Bury (1844)
"They will soon be fit for use. In the same manner you may do white plums.
purslain, Samphire, Broom Buds, Src. Pick the dead leaves from the branches of ..."
3. Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne, John Sutherland Black (1902)
"It is one step towards the recovery of sense to substitute ' purslain ' for '
white of an egg,' if this can be justified. First, as to 'white of an egg. ..."
4. The Physiology of Taste: Harder's Book of Practical American Cookery (in Six by Jules Arthur Harder (1885)
"Mix them well together until the butter is melted. Serve with some small fried
bread crumbs on a separate plate. ARTICLE CLXIV. French purslain. ..."
5. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"An insipid plant, ' purslain, used in salad, appears bo be to in Job vi. ...
of purslain). The usual method of _; vegetables was in the form of pottage »a ..."
6. Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1901)
"Read— 'Who pluck mallow and the leaves ('Sin, G. Beer) of the fta/i, Who gnaw
the broom-plant and the purslain.' Thus only two passages with DJV1 can be ..."
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