minaudière

noun

Definition of minaudièrenext
1
as in purse

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2
as in trunk

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of minaudière As the product — including eye, lip and face makeup, along with brushes and a minaudiere — are only being made once, the collectibles are expected to sell out. — Meg Hemphill, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2018 The diamond buckles on her Manolos matched, and a sparking minaudiere completed the ensemble. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minaudière
  1. purse
  2. trunk
  3. bag
  4. chest
  5. handbag
  6. caddy
  7. pocketbook
  8. box
Noun
  • Police said the suspect demanded the woman's purse and iPhone, leading to a physical struggle.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Invest in the trend with one of these early Prime Day purse deals that feel both classic and trend-forward.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of purse
Noun
  • Following press and buyer appointments at The Plaza on Wednesday, the inaugural gowns will embark on a national trunk show tour that starts right across the street at Bergdorf Goodman.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But, starting in the nineteen-eighties, dendrochronologists—who study growth rings in the trunks of trees and link them to calendar years—made a puzzling discovery.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • The famous colleagues who’ve shown up for the open bar and Louis gift bags don’t add much.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There are also a couple of bike bundles which include accessories like a passenger guardrail, seat pads and foot boards, pannier bags, and a front rack.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of bag
Noun
  • He was shot in the chest by an Army police officer and is now paralyzed.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In May, Tennessee officials stabbed Tony Carruthers with needles and a scalpel for more than an hour while blood streamed down his chest.
    — Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of chest
Noun
  • At its Paris debut, the program encompassed 28 shoe styles and seven handbag styles, offering more than 1,000 possible combinations.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The real winner here is Clara, who makes a handbag out of cake using a Lucite base with cake on top of it and a strap attached.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of handbag
Noun
  • Mundorf’s description of a four-rack magnetic system — two large, two small, plus utensil caddy and paper towel holder — is a preview of how saturated that vertical panel is about to get.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Address messes immediately, use a cleaning caddy for convenience, and manage paperwork promptly.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of caddy
Noun
  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS FISCAL PIVOT — GOP handed new lifeline on biggest pocketbook fight of midterms.
    — , FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Members want action on pocketbook bills like bipartisan proposals from Sens.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pocketbook
Noun
  • Three live cockroaches were on boxes of to-go bags behind the counter.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In the back, tanks bubbled with live lobsters while crawfish squirmed in boxes nearby.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of box

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“Minaudière.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minaudi%C3%A8re. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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