Dorothy bagn.
A woman's handbag gathered at the top by a drawstring and slung by loops from the wrist.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > woman's bag
ridicule1799
indispensable1800
reticule1801
pocketbook1830
handbag1873
purse bag1881
chain-bag1902
peggy bag1904
Dorothy bag1907
peggy purse1911
pochette1912
dolly-bag1926
purse1940
bucket bag1956
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) p. xxxii/3 Dorothy Bags.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 23 Aug. 9/1 A ‘Dorothy’ bag, containing a quantity of jewellery.
1923 Daily Mail 15 Jan. 15 An effective Dorothy bag for evenings.
1962 Harper's Bazaar Dec. 7/1 The matching dorothy-bag purse has an expanding frame.
1970 Times 22 Dec. 7/4 Languid silk tassels..decorate black satin Dorothy bags.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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