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Bermuda bag

American  

noun

  1. an oval-shaped handbag with wooden handles and changeable decorative cloth covers.


Etymology

Origin of Bermuda bag

First recorded in 1955–60; originally used in Bermuda ( def. )


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In her lap is a kelly green Bermuda bag with pink piping and wooden handles; inside the bag is a tube of 7UP-flavored lip balm that she draws from time to time across her mouth.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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