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purloin [per-LOIN, PUR-loin]

transitive verb
1. to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.

intransitive verb
2. to commit theft; steal.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/purloin


I found this word when reading a Roman play about a man who did tackily dishonest things such as purloining his wife's fur coat to give to his mistress.

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Date: 2010-10-06 05:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fidgetspin.livejournal.com
I like that word! It makes me think of The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allen Poe.
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