What is another word for purses?

Pronunciation: [pˈɜːsɪz] (IPA)

When it comes to accessories, purses are a must-have for most women. But did you know there are many synonyms you can use when talking about this essential accessory? Some of the synonyms for the word purses include handbags, clutches, totes, satchels, pouches, shoulder bags, crossbody bags, and backpacks. Handbags are a more general and versatile term that can include larger styles like totes or smaller styles like clutches. Clutches are typically smaller and designed to be carried in the hand or under the arm. Totes are large, usually rectangular bags for carrying a lot of items, while satchels have a more structured shape and are often used for work. Pouches are small and perfect for carrying essentials like makeup or a cell phone, while shoulder bags can be worn across the body or on one shoulder.

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Usage examples for Purses

As I have long desired that Opera should be placed within the reach of those, whose purses are not able to bear the strain of the high prices charged in England, and having some leisure before Parliament met this year, I made inquiries regarding the various systems of running Opera on the Continent of Europe.
"The Operatic Problem"
William Johnson Galloway
The purses were generous, the half mile track was conceded to be the best in the circuit, and spirits rose high in anticipation.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
Money had failed; purses had become empty; lands had been sold; the house had dwindled down to its present shabby dimensions; and if Miss Tredgold had not appeared on the scene, there would have been little chance of Mr. Dale's ten daughters ever taking the position to which their birth entitled them.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade

Famous quotes with Purses

  • Balls are to men what purses are to women.
    Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Use law and physic only for necessity. They that use them otherwise abuse themselves into weak bodies and light purses. They are good remedies, bad businesses, and worse recreations.
    Francis Quarles
  • Progress celebrates victories over nature. Progress makes purses out of human skin. When people were traveling in mail coaches, the world got ahead better than it does now that salesmen fly through the air. What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way? How will the heirs of this age be taught the most basic motions that are necessary to activate the most complicated machines? Nature can rely on progress; it will avenge it for the outrage it has perpetrated on it.
    Karl Kraus
  • Have no fear of robbers or murderers. They are external dangers, petty dangers. We should fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices the real murderers. The great dangers are within us. Why worry about what threatens our heads or our purses? Let us think instead of what threatens our souls.”
    Victor Hugo
  • Win hearts, and you have all men's hands and purses.
    William Cecil Burleigh

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