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2. Handbag - Wikipedia

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   Early modern Europeans wore purses for one sole purpose: to carry coins. Purses were made of soft fabric or leather and were worn by men as often as ladies; the Scottish sporran is a survival of this custom. In the 17th century, young girls were taught embroidery as a necessary skill for marriage; this also helped them make very beautiful ...

3. Reticule (handbag) - Wikipedia

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   A reticule, also known as a ridicule or indispensable, was a type of small handbag or purse, similar to a modern evening bag, used mainly from 1795 to 1820. [1] The reticule became popular with the advent of Regency fashions in the late 18th century. Previously, women had carried personal belongings in pockets tied around the waist, but the ...

4. Sporran - Wikipedia

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   Goatskins with silver tassels were differed as the style of the officers' sporran with other ranks. The knobs (i.e. the bells) on the tassels of the officer's purse were ordered to the gilt. The rank-and-file purse was of black hair with white tassels, and was still larger and broader than formerly. [6]

5. Chemical weapons use in Syria must be investigated, says watchdog

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   AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The head of the chemical weapons watchdog said on Thursday he would ask Syria's new leaders to grant investigators access to the country to continue work identifying ...

6. She was set on fire and no one knows her name. How ... - AOL

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   It’s been a week since a woman died in a New York City subway car, set on fire by a homeless, undocumented man. She has yet to be identified and the man charged with her murder says he doesn’t ...

7. Fanny pack - Wikipedia

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   Artificial leather fanny pack with side-release belt buckle, belt slide for adjustment and top-open zipper compartment. A waist bag, fanny pack, belt bag, moon bag, belly bag (American English), or bumbag (British English) geebag (Irish English) is a small fabric pouch worn like a belt around the waist by use of a strap above the hips that is secured usually with some sort of buckle.