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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
  • Use them on your luggage, backpack, purse, or fanny pack to prevent sneaky pickpockets from slipping their fingers inside.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Mattresses and furniture line the walls and there are bins full of purses and shoes.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of purse
Noun
  • You’re allowed to have weed in your vehicle if it is stored in the trunk.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Add Mulch Apply a 2- to 3-inch layer of organic mulch, such as wood chips or straw, around the base to help retain moisture and regulate temperature, keeping it away from the trunk or stem to prevent rot.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • Ultimately, Taylor’s journey was a lesson in how simple pleasures are often the most enduring souvenirs—internal keepsakes that linger long after the last bag is unpacked.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The brothers were questioned separately at the scene, and Brian Hickerson gave an officer a bag of Panettiere’s medications, the report said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bag
Noun
  • In the poppy, jingly track, Ahlers sings the chorus with a sparkling falsetto and the verses in a lower chest voice.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Frank finally came home from the hospital June 2, a few days later, on the morning of June 5, Kokernak started feeling chest pain.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of chest
Noun
  • Tyler Ellis, a designer who was born and raised in Los Angeles and produces her eponymous collection of handbags and evening bags out of Florence, Italy, took the first-place finish ahead with an MIV of $428,000.
    — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The vintage suitcase that started it all was scanned and digitally printed on a handbag, the Capucines MM Genesis, and a mini attaché case with a shoulder strap, dubbed the Valisette Genesis, thereby capturing and preserving its singular patina.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of handbag
Noun
  • If your dishwasher has an upper third rack for utensils, Sala says to lay knives and cutlery there to avoid safety hazards and free up space in the silverware caddy.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
  • College move-in used to mean twin XL sheets, a shower caddy, and maybe a few posters taped to a cinder-block wall.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of caddy
Noun
  • Members want action on pocketbook bills like bipartisan proposals from Sens.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Older Marni dressers may feel more at home today in the collection's short-haired goat fur coats, which could appeal to any age, if not every pocketbook.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pocketbook
Noun
  • But again, what feels worth the money can’t always fit inside a jewelry box.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • When Busch went again on the ensuing pitch, catcher Jose Trevino signaled to Pagán for a pitchout into the right-handed batter’s box and delivered an on-target throw to second.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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