Editing Handbag (section)

==Terminology==
The term "purse" originally referred to a small bag for holding coins. In many English-speaking countries, it is still used to refer to a [[coin purse|small money bag]].

A "handbag" is a larger accessory that holds objects beyond currency, such as personal items. American English typically uses the terms purse and handbag interchangeably. The term ''handbag'' began appearing in the early 1900s. Initially, it was most often used to refer to men's hand-luggage. Women's bags grew larger and more complex during this period, and the term was attached to the accessory.<ref>{{cite book|last=Browning|first=Marie|title=Purse Pizzazz|year=2006|publisher=[[Sterling Publishing]]|isbn=978-1-4027-4065-7|page=8}}</ref>

"Pocketbook" is another term for a woman's handbag that was most commonly used in the United States in the mid-twentieth century.<ref>{{cite book | last=Wilcox | first=C. | title=A Century of Bags: Icons of Style in the 20th Century | publisher=Universal International | year=1997 | isbn=978-1-876142-36-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9UaAAAACAAJ | access-date=March 19, 2024 | page=11}}</ref>