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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 ...
The nurse called the lady With the alligator purse. Out ran the doctor. Out ran the nurse. Out ran the lady With the alligator purse.* And now Tiny Tim Is home sick in bed, With soap in his throat And bubbles in his head. (Also: "With a baby in her purse.") Britain (1970s) [5] The Johnsons had a baby They called him Tiny Tim, Tim, Tim
The photograph by Hans Runesson. The Woman with the Handbag ( Swedish: Kvinnan med handväskan; also Tanten med handväskan, "The lady with the handbag" [1]) is a photograph taken in Växjö, Sweden on 13 April 1985 by photojournalist Hans Runesson. It depicts a 38-year-old woman, Danuta Danielsson, hitting a marching Neo-Nazi with a handbag.
Samaritan's Purse is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization that provides aid to people in physical need as a key part of its Christian missionary work. The organization's president is Franklin Graham, son of Christian evangelist Billy Graham. The name of the organization is derived from the New Testament Parable of the Good ...
The power of the purse is the ability of one group to control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds. The power of the purse can be used positively (e.g. awarding extra funding to programs that reach certain benchmarks) or negatively (e.g. removing funding for a department or program, effectively eliminating it).
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.
The Contours singles chronology. " Can You Jerk Like Me / That Day When She Needed Me ". (1964) " First I Look at the Purse ". (1965) "Just a Little Misunderstanding". (1966) " First I Look At the Purse " (G7044) is a 1965 song recorded by R&B group the Contours on Motown Records' Gordy label. It was written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson ...
Purse may also refer to: Purse (horse racing), the total amount of money paid out to the owners of horses racing at a particular track over a given period; Prize money, "purse", or "purse money", a monetary reward paid out to the crew of a ship for capturing an enemy vessel; Purse bid, in boxing the aggregate prize money; Purse (surname), a surname