PHRASE EXPLAINED
Purse-lipped — to be silently disapproving; from the verb to ‘purse’ meaning to draw together in wrinkles or puckers; hence the notion of a purse with its drawstring.
Purse-lipped — to be silently disapproving; from the verb to ‘purse’ meaning to draw together in wrinkles or puckers; hence the notion of a purse with its drawstring.