workbag

workbag
noun Date: 1754 a bag for implements or materials for work; especially a bag for needlework

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  • Workbag — Work bag , n. A bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • workbag — [wʉrk′bag΄] n. a bag for holding implements and materials for work, as for knitting, crocheting, etc …   English World dictionary

  • workbag — /werrk bag /, n. a bag for holding implements and materials for work, esp. needlework. [1765 75; WORK + BAG] * * * …   Universalium

  • workbag — noun A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework …   Wiktionary

  • workbag — n. bag containing sewing tools …   English contemporary dictionary

  • workbag — work•bag [[t]ˈwɜrkˌbæg[/t]] n. a bag for holding implements and materials for work, esp. needlework • Etymology: 1765–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • workbag — /ˈwɜkbæg/ (say werkbag) noun a bag for holding implements and materials for work, especially needlework …  

  • workbag — noun container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) • Syn: ↑workbasket, ↑workbox • Hypernyms: ↑container • Hyponyms: ↑sewing basket * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Reticule — Ret i*cule, n.. [F. r[ e]ticule, L. reticulum, dim. of rete a net. Cf.{Retina}, {Reticle}.] 1. A little bag, originally of network; a woman s workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. A system of wires or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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