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purse

usually leather or plastic bag for carrying money and personal items

pocketbook

synonym for purse

slung

carried loosely, with a sling

barren

devoid of objects; bleak and lifeless

turn loose

to let someone or something free

blue-jeaned sitter

the backside of someone wearing blue jeans

shirt front

front part of a shirt

lima beans

edible flat bean

kitchenette

area of a room equipped as a small kitchen

half-nelson

wrestling hold involving passing an arm under the opponent's arm and neck

supper

light evening meal, sometimes synonymous with dinner

suede

type of leather with the flesh side of the hide rubber to create a velvety raised surface

presentable

worthy of being presented; decent enough for public viewing

ice box

cold storage box for food kept cold by ice, common in kitchens prior to electric refrigerators

gas plate

natural-gas powered flame element for cooking

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