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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Purloined (); p. pr. & vb. n.Purloining.] [OF. purloignier, porloignier, to retard, delay; pur, por, pour, for (L. pro) + loin far, far off (L. longe). See Prolong, and cf. Eloign.] To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch. Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold. Milton. when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin ? Dryden. Purloin" v. i.To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 10. スポンサード リンク
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