is a traditional Japanese
drawstring
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bag, used like a
handbag
A handbag, commonly known as a purse or pocketbook in North American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag used to carry personal items.
Purse, handbag or pouch
The term "purse" originally referred to a small bag for holding coins. In many ...
(similar to the English
reticule) for carrying around
personal possessions; smaller ones are usually used to carry loose
coinage
Coinage may refer to:
* Coins, standardized as currency
* Neologism, coinage of a new word
* ''COINage'', numismatics magazine
* Tin coinage, a tax on refined tin
* Protologism, coinage of a seldom used new term
See also
* Coining (disambiguatio ...
(similar to a ),
cosmetics
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,
lucky charms
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,
hand warmer
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s and other small items. Larger versions can be used to carry (
packed
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lunchboxes) and utensils, as well as other larger possessions. The bags traditionally carried by and
geisha
{{Culture of Japan, Traditions, Geisha
{{nihongo, Geisha, 芸者 ({{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, eɪ, ʃ, ə; {{IPA-ja, ɡeːɕa, lang), also known as {{nihongo, , 芸子, geiko (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or {{nihongo, , 芸妓, geigi, are a class of female ...
are a variant on , and are called (literally 'basket') after their woven basket base.
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