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Purses, such as this one by Burberry, are fashion accessories with a function.
In British English, a purse is a small money container similar to a wallet, but typically used by women and including a compartment for coins, with a handbag being considerably larger.
A purse or handbag is often fashionably-designed, and is used to hold a number of items such as a wallet, keys, tissues, makeup, a hairbrush, cellular device or personal digital assistant, feminine products, or other items.
Variations
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An antique Indian female purse
The word purse is originally derived from the Latin bursa, from the Greek βυρσα, meaning oxhide.[1]
Purses are usually carried by women, though men sometimes carry one as a smaller alternative to a backpack; such a purse is sometimes self-consciously termed a murse or manbag (portmanteaus "man" with "purse" and "handbag" respectively). It can also be called a man-purse. Such bags are often similar or identical to messenger bags.
Coin purses are small purses, just large enough to hold money and cards.
A medium-to-small-sized purse with a short handle, designed to be carried (clutched) in one's hand is often called a clutch.
A larger purse with two handles is often called a tote.
A pocketbook is similar to a purse (in the British English sense), but allows the carrying of sheets of paper as well.
A security bag protects the carrier from travel theft. The purse includes an invisible stainless steel strap sewn into the fabric and a protectant on the main zipper.
Types of handbags
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Crocodile skin handbags in a conservation exhibit at Bristol Zoo, England
- Clutch: Small, usually evening bag without a handle.
- Satchel: large bag with small handle that is carried on the arm rather than on the shoulder
- Duffle: A large bag usually used for travel or sports
- Tote: A medium to large bag with two straps
- Messenger bag : A bag with a long strap to be worn across the body.
Trivia
- In the Oscar Wilde play, The Importance of Being Earnest, as a baby the protagonist, Jack Worthing, was found in a handbag in the cloakroom at Victoria Station, prompting Lady Bracknell's famous exclamation "A handbag?"
- A survey of shoppers at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex found that the average 30-year-old woman owns 21 handbags and buys a new one every three months, adding up to 111 over the course of a lifetime.[2]
See also
References
1. ^ Definition of purse. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
2. ^ "Sienna Miller syndrome: Why a woman owns 111 handbags in her lifetime", The Daily Mail, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
2. ^ "Sienna Miller syndrome: Why a woman owns 111 handbags in her lifetime", The Daily Mail, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), also known as United States English or U.S. English, is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States.
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bag (also known as a sack) is a non-rigid container normally made of paper, cloth, thin plastic, or some other flexible material. A bag may have one or two handles, or none at all. A bag may be closable by a zipper, snap fastener, etc., or simply by folding (e.g.
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British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world.
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A wallet or billfold is a small (usually pocket-sized) flat case used to carry personal items such as cash, credit cards and driver's licenses for frequent quick access. Wallets are generally made of leather or fabrics such as PVC.
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COIN can refer to:
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- Collaborative Innovation Networks
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Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time.
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A wallet or billfold is a small (usually pocket-sized) flat case used to carry personal items such as cash, credit cards and driver's licenses for frequent quick access. Wallets are generally made of leather or fabrics such as PVC.
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Facial tissue refers to a class of soft, absorbent, disposable paper that is suitable for use on the face. The term is commonly used to refer to the type of facial tissue, usually sold in boxes, that is designed to facilitate the expulsion of nasal mucus from the nose although it
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Cosmetics ( pronunciation: cosmetic ) are substances used to enhance or protect the appearance or odor of the human body.
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A hairbrush is a small brush with rigid bristles used in hair care for brushing, styling, and detangling human hair, or for brushing a domestic animal's fur. The earliest US patent for a modern hairbrush was by Hugh Rock in 1854 ( US Design Patent #D645
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backpack is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be acceptions, there are many ways to carry backpacks one way is: carry it in one hand (like a breifcase).
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What Are Manbags
Manbags (a portmanteau of 'man' and 'handbags') are fashionable bags for men. Though the traditional briefcase is technically a manbag, in the current sense of the term, manbags refer to messenger bags and reporter bags...... Click the link for more information.
A portmanteau (IPA: /pɔərtˈmæntoʊ/) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning.
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messenger bag (also called a courier bag) is a type of sack, usually made out of some kind of cloth (natural or synthetic), that is worn over one shoulder with a strap that winds around the chest resting the bag on the lower back.
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Money is any token or other object that functions as a medium of exchange that is socially and legally accepted in payment for goods and services and in settlement of debts.
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The term card primarily refers to cardboard or a piece of this.
More generally, the term can refer to any of various small flat objects, typically made from heavy paper or plastic.
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More generally, the term can refer to any of various small flat objects, typically made from heavy paper or plastic.
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A satchel is a bag used by many people to carry books, and other objects in. It has one, sometimes two, large straps that goes over one shoulder and across the body. Many students use them at universities and colleges.
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A duffel bag (or duffle bag), is a large cylindrical bag made of cloth with the closure at the top, often also referred to as a kit bag
The name comes from Duffel, a town in Belgium where the thick cloth the bag is made of originated.
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The name comes from Duffel, a town in Belgium where the thick cloth the bag is made of originated.
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Tote may refer to:
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- Tote, abbreviation for Totalisator, the name for the computerised system which runs parimutuel betting, calculating payoff odds, displaying them, and producing tickets based on incoming bets
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messenger bag (also called a courier bag) is a type of sack, usually made out of some kind of cloth (natural or synthetic), that is worn over one shoulder with a strap that winds around the chest resting the bag on the lower back.
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Born: September 16 1854
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The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde, a comedy of manners on the seriousness of society in either three or four acts (depending on edition) inspired by W. S. Gilbert's Engaged.
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A cloakroom, or sometimes coatroom, is a room for people to hang their coats. Typically found inside a large building, such as a gymnasium or meeting hall, it is long and narrow with plenty of pegs on which to hang coats, umbrellas, and hats.
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Victoria station may refer to:
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Railway stations
- London Victoria station, a National Rail and London Underground station in London
- Manchester Victoria station
- Sheffield Victoria station
- Nottingham Victoria station
- Southend Victoria station
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Lakeside
Logo of the shopping centre
Mall facts and statistics
Location Thurrock, UK
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Opening date October 25, 1990
Developer Capital Shopping Centres PLC
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Logo of the shopping centre
Mall facts and statistics
Location Thurrock, UK
Coordinates Coordinates:
Opening date October 25, 1990
Developer Capital Shopping Centres PLC
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The Birkin is a handbag manufactured by the "high-end" leather goods and ready-to-wear manufacturer Hermès. It is named after British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, a longtime resident of France.
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It Bag is a fashion handbag.
The term was coined in the 1990s with the explosive growth of the handbag market in fashion. Designers vied to produce one bag that would sell hundreds of thousands of units by becoming the bag "of the moment" -- a single handbag style that would
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The term was coined in the 1990s with the explosive growth of the handbag market in fashion. Designers vied to produce one bag that would sell hundreds of thousands of units by becoming the bag "of the moment" -- a single handbag style that would
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Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, SA (LVMH)
Division of holding company
Founded 1854
Headquarters Paris, France
Key people Bernard Arnault, Marc Jacobs, Antoine Bernheim, Ed Brennan
Industry Luxury goods (leather goods, prêt-à-porter)
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Division of holding company
Founded 1854
Headquarters Paris, France
Key people Bernard Arnault, Marc Jacobs, Antoine Bernheim, Ed Brennan
Industry Luxury goods (leather goods, prêt-à-porter)
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Coach
Public - NYSE: COH
Founded Manhattan, New York City, 1941
Headquarters 516 West 34th Street
New York, New York 10001
United States
Key people Lew Frankfort, Chairman & CEO
Keith Monda, President & COO
Michael F.
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Public - NYSE: COH
Founded Manhattan, New York City, 1941
Headquarters 516 West 34th Street
New York, New York 10001
United States
Key people Lew Frankfort, Chairman & CEO
Keith Monda, President & COO
Michael F.
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