'handbag' definitions:
Definition of 'handbag'
(from WordNet)
noun
A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse]
Definition of 'handbag'
From: GCIDE
- handbag \hand"bag`\ 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]