handbag
pronunciation
How to pronounce handbag in British English:
UK [ˈhændbæɡ]
How to pronounce handbag in American English:
US [ˈhændbæɡ]
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- Noun:
- a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
Word Origin
- handbag (n.)
- also hand-bag, "bag for small articles, carried in the hand," 1854, from hand (n.) + bag (n.).
Example
- 1. We saw a handbag in a shop window .
- 2. A new quilted chanel handbag would cost several thousand dollars .
- 3. Presumably so that it can match your handbag .
- 4. That handbag is a key artefact in our current status game .
- 5. But tiffany is joining a crowded field of retailers in the handbag arena .