They now, stretching themselves after sitting so long, and replacing their purses and pocketbooks, entered the ballroom.
I thought you didn't judge people by their pocketbooks.
Sag Harbor is known for up-to-date fashions and prices designed to fit most pocketbooks.
Yet many of the bags referred to as pocketbooks may not have visible pockets at all -- thus it is a term simply used, often interchangeably, with handbags.
Pocketbooks, purses, handbags, totes, bags, -- these are all names for an item used to hold money, identification, personal items, and daily necessities.
