What is a Handbag?
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:44 am
Hi
things like wallets, though in British English, the word purse may better describe a wallet than it does a handbag. They can also hold keys, cellphones, tissues, business cards, and many other small items. Sometimes these useful carrying devices get cluttered, especially when they’re large and used to store lots of things.
Early handbags weren’t carried in the hand, but instead were worn around the waist, and there are references to these pouches in Ancient Egypt. In about the 1400s in Europe, both genders wore small carrying bags, and like many modern ones, they could be elaborately decorated. The term handbag didn’t arise until the early 20th century, and by then generally only women carried these bags.
Thanks
things like wallets, though in British English, the word purse may better describe a wallet than it does a handbag. They can also hold keys, cellphones, tissues, business cards, and many other small items. Sometimes these useful carrying devices get cluttered, especially when they’re large and used to store lots of things.
Early handbags weren’t carried in the hand, but instead were worn around the waist, and there are references to these pouches in Ancient Egypt. In about the 1400s in Europe, both genders wore small carrying bags, and like many modern ones, they could be elaborately decorated. The term handbag didn’t arise until the early 20th century, and by then generally only women carried these bags.
Thanks