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, are Fashion Accessories with a function.]] In American English , a purse is a small Bag , also called a '''handbag'''. In British English , a purse is a small money container similar to a Wallet , but typically used by women and including a compartment for Coin s, 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 , Key s, Tissue s, Makeup , a Hairbrush , Pepper Spray and/or a Gun . HISTORY Purses were carried by men in Biblical times over 2000 years ago. St. Mark's gospel 6:8 says: ''And Jesus Of Nazareth commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in {Link without Title} purse''. VARIATIONS 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" (a Portmanteau for a "man purse"). 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 pocketbook is similar to a purse (in the British English sense), but allows the carrying of sheets of paper as well. POPULARITY Margaret Thatcher was a famous handbag carrier: her style of debate and discussion led to her being described in the UK as 'handbagging' her opponents, meaning that they had received some forthright words from her that left the recipient as metaphorically bruised as if she had physically swung her handbag and hit them. TRIVIA
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