Definitions for handbagˈhændˌbæg

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hand•bagˈhændˌbæg(n.)

  1. a bag or case carried in the hand or by a handle or strap and commonly used by women to hold money, cosmetics, etc.

    Category: Clothing

  2. Ref: valise

Origin of handbag:

1860–65

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse(noun)

    a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

    "she reached into her bag and found a comb"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. handbag(noun)ˈhændˌbæg

    a woman's bag for carrying personal items

    a leather handbag

Wiktionary

  1. handbag(Noun)

    A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items.

  2. handbag(Verb)

    Figuratively, to hit with a handbag; to attack verbally or subject to criticism (used originally of Margaret Thatcher).

  3. Origin: From hand + bag.


Translations for handbag

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

handbag(noun)

(American usually purse ) a small bag carried by women, for personal belongings.

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