Indispensable

Japanese: indispensable
Indispensable

…This is said to be the predecessor of the handbag in the West. During the Renaissance, pockets were used to hold small items, but in the 19th century, skirts became tighter and people needed bags to carry in their hands, so something called an indispensable bag was born. The word handbag began to be used in the mid-19th century. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "indispensable" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…これが,西洋におけるハンドバッグの前身といわれている。ルネサンス期には小物入れとしてポケットが利用されるが,19世紀になると,スカートがタイトになったため手に提げる袋が必要になり,インディスペンサブルindispensableと呼ばれるものが生まれた。ハンドバッグということばは19世紀中ごろから使われはじめた。…

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