clutch bag
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of clutch bag
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Nature was also present in the collection's accessories, with a bag shaped like a ladybird and a clutch bag that seemed to be sprouting long grass.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
In June, Jonathan Anderson, the former creative director behind Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe, unveiled a $3,950 heirloom tomato-shaped clutch bag complete with a gold-hued stem and yellow interiors.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025
This is the goal of trademarks: to serve as a source identifier so you can distinguish your favorite type of fish-shaped cracker or clutch bag from others in the marketplace.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2024
Rethinking styles, Demna aimed to make coats that looked as if worn over the shoulders, adding extra sleeves that hung down, and fashioned a clutch bag to look like a pointy-toed shoe.
From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2023
She snapped the clutch bag shut and looked around with a sweeping, raptor-like gaze—the only thing about her, surely, that could remind me of my father, and it did.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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