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▸ noun: (US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
▸ noun: A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
▸ noun: (historical) A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
▸ verb: (transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
▸ verb: To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
▸ verb: To put into a purse.
▸ verb: (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To steal purses; to rob.
▸ noun: A surname from Middle English.
Similar:
pocketbook,
handbag,
bag,
wrinkle,
coin purse,
change purse,
pocket,
purse puppy,
purset,
budget,
more...
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Types:
clutch,
tote,
satchel,
backpack,
shoulder bag,
crossbody bag,
hobo bag,
duffel bag,
evening bag,
more...
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