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/ ˈhændˌbæg / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used for holding money, personal grooming items, small purchases, etc.
valise.
Origin of handbag First recorded in 1860–65; hand + bag
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH handbag briefcase, handbag , pocketbook, purse, valise, wallet Words nearby handbag hand, Handan, hand and foot, hand ax, handba', handbag , handbags, handball, handbarrow, handbasket, hand bell
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Example sentences from the Web for handbag Decorative yes, but a daily handbag that will sweep through the closets of women worldwide?
Handbags: The More You Pay, The Smaller They Shrink | Elizabeth Landers| December 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Hermes helped us for her scarves, as well as Kelly handbag archives.
The Only Thing That Sparkles in ‘Grace of Monaco’…the Jewels | Liza Foreman| May 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
I have never spent more than two hundred dollars on a handbag .
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She had a handbag line, became a spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, and hosted a Fox reality TV show, among other endeavors.
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The look was set off perfectly by a £795 Aspinall handbag —and a necklace from the cheaper main street store Accessorize.
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Clifford, who for several years had spent a part of each summer at his aunt's, carried a handbag .
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 | Various
Dot, who was particularly enthusiastic about the chocolate cake, carried the basket of food, while Linda took the handbag .
Linda Carlton's Island Adventure | Edith Lavell
"Why—yes," she replied, gazing into her handbag with a preoccupied frown.
Bat Wing Bowles | Dane Coolidge
All are carrying something: a bundle of clothing, a loaf of bread, a handbag tied together with string.
She packed her belongings into her suitcase, put Glorious Luties miniature in her handbag .
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British Dictionary definitions for handbag noun Also called: bag , (US and Canadian) purse , (chiefly US) pocketbook a woman's small bag carried to contain personal articles
a small suitcase that can be carried by hand
a commercial style of House music
Word Origin for handbag (for sense 3) C20: humorous allusion to the trend for groups of women to dance round their handbags in discos, nightclubs, etc
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Words related to handbag pocketbook, leather, backpack, purse, bag, evening bag, grip, hide, clutch, knapsack, portmanteau, reticule