pursed

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The Duchess had asked me to come take pictures, so I did, trying in vain to navigate the difference between too-bright flash and too-dim no-flash, trying to get a picture of Janice with her mouth open instead of thoughtfully pursed, which is how it somehow managed to be ever time my camera thought through its digital mazes and finally took the shot.

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  1. noun A woman's bag for carrying keys, a wallet, and other personal items; a handbag.
  2. noun A small bag or pouch for carrying money.
  3. noun Something that resembles a bag or pouch.
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  • His mother's lips were pursed, her head held high in the don't- wanna -hear-it position. —  tell No one
  • Her lips pursed, as if she wanted to say something, but she put her finger to the bridge of her glasses to hold them in place, then stood. —  Asimov'sSF,September2007
  • His mother's lips were pursed, her head held high in the don't-wanna-hear-it position. —  Tell No One by Harlan Coben
  • His lips were faintly pursed, as if poised to blow on the barrel of a smoking pistol. —  NOBODY'S DARLING
  • Her mouth pursed, and her face became a study in determination. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 01 - July 1996
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