GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   handbag n. a small bag usually made of cloth, leather or a similar imitation material, and often having a strap to permit carrying it by slinging it over a shoulder, used by women to carry money and small personal items or accessories; as, “she had to search under the cosmetics, hankies, and medicines in her handbag to find a comb”.
   
   Syn. -- bag, pocketbook, purse.
   
   [WordNet 1.5]