reticule
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- noun
- /ˈrɛtɪˌkjuːl/
- Archaic
:
retículo
- Sarah reached into her reticule and touched the packet of letters, trying to reassure herself.
- handkerchief from her reticule
- reached into her reticule
- beaded reticule
Examples
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"I am not in love with him," she cried aloud, and slammed her reticule into the opposite seat of her coach.
Fiction book (1990) -
Lady Sibyl has taken her parasol and reticule.
Fiction book (1998) -
Hastily, I began to extract a coin from my reticule.
Fiction book (1997) -
Although she knew it was impossible for her to have made a mistake, she fumbled in her reticule and brought forth the letter sent by the housekeeper who had hired her.
Fiction book (2001) -
Tucking the letter back into her reticule, she sighed and wondered why this evidence of ineptitude surprised her.
Fiction book (2001) -
She nods as her shaking hands rummage through stacks of bills and bank slips in her age-worn reticule, looking for a paper from Social Security.
Fiction book (1991) -
She is wearing her white-and-lavender, flower-sprigged summer dress and white cotton gloves and is carrying a little white crocheted drawstring pouch—her reticule.
Fiction book (1996) -
Lady Welles reached into her reticule, pulled out a coin, and handed it to him.
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Allison pulled a lace-trimmed handkerchief from her reticule and dabbed at her eyes.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small bag women carry to hold keys, phone, and money
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4.1
A small elegant bag a woman carries to formal evening events
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4.1
A small handbag without straps that you carry in your hand for formal occasions
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Etymology
Reticule comes from the Latin reticulum, meaning 'little net'. Women once carried small net bags to hold coins and keys, so a reticule became the name for a small, decorative handbag.