Handbag
[hand-bag] /ˈhændˌbæg/
noun
1.
a or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.
2.
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/ˈhændˌbæɡ/
noun
1.
Also called bag, (US and Canadian) purse, (chiefly US) pocketbook. a woman’s small bag carried to contain personal articles
2.
a small suitcase that can be carried by hand
3.
a commercial style of House music
n.
also hand-bag, 1854, from hand (n.) + bag (n.).
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