handbag
Americannoun
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handbags
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a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used for holding money, personal grooming items, small purchases, etc.
noun
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Also called: bag, purse, pocketbook. a woman's small bag carried to contain personal articles
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a small suitcase that can be carried by hand
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a commercial style of House music
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Abuja is also drawing longtime Lagos players, including Chinwe Ezenwa, a handbag designer who opened a second factory in the capital in 2021.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
It started with Spanish fashion house Loewe launching a watering can-shaped handbag a couple of months ago and has now translated on the runway with Erdem, Yuhan Wang and Bora Aksu.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The handbag market is crowded with some very big names and aspirational products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former first lady Kim Keon Hee while her husband, Yoon Suk Yeol, was president, in an attempt to secure policy favours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
She took a cream-colored card out of her handbag and handed it to Jule.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
As part of his plea agreement, Iza agreed to forfeit several items purchased as part of the conspiracy, including two Mercedes-Benzes, a Ferrari and dozens of luxury handbags from Hermes, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Some of its guests watched models carry crocodile handbags down the runway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Maegan Watson, a stylist who dresses ultrahigh-net-worth families and executive women, said her clients aren’t buying as many handbags anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
From high-end clothing, shoes and handbags, Lady Beckham has diversifed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
As we waited for the traffic to pass so we could pull away from the curb, I saw Baeh inside his tiny store shaking his head as he quickly hung handbags.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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