reticule
Example Sentences
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Continental European men have long appreciated the benefits of carrying their knick-knacks in their own reticules.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2018
For the evening, slippers are carried in jeweled reticules.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Woman’s triflings,” too, their handkerchiefs, reticules, workbags, &c., were decorated richly.
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
He was especially strong in announcing the loss of reticules, usually the property of elderly maiden ladies.
From An Old Town By the Sea by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
And he was just placing over his left arm a number of pearl reticules when he heard a slight sound.
From The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Leblanc, Maurice
Vocabulary lists containing reticule
