shoulder bag

noun

: a handbag looped over the shoulder by a strap

Examples of shoulder bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sweeney completed her look with a white leather shoulder bag, black round-frame sunglasses, and a pair of white leather open-toe slides. Alex Kessler, Glamour, 8 May 2024 This half-moon shoulder bag is my leather go-to for the summer. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for shoulder bag 

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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shoulder bag was in 1912

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“Shoulder bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder%20bag. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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