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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Had from his wakeful custody purloined
The guarded gold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin ? Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who purloins. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]