handbag

noun

1. a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.
2. valise.

noun

1. Also called: bag, (US and Canadian) purse, (chiefly US) pocketbook a woman’s small bag carried to contain personal articles
2. a small suitcase that can be carried by hand
3. a commercial style of House music