handbag

/ˌhæn(d)ˈbæg/

/ˈhændbæg/

Other forms: handbags

Definitions of handbag

1. noun

   a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
   synonyms: bag, pocketbook, purse

   types:

   clutch, clutch bag

   a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

   etui

   small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles

   evening bag

   a handbag used with evening wear

   reticule

   a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries

   shoulder bag

   a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder

   type of:

   container

   any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)