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The phrase "as a purse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are comparing something to a purse, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "She carried her emotions as a purse, holding onto them tightly and never letting them out."
Alternatives: "like a handbag" or "similar to a wallet".
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"It's the same as a purse or a pair of shoes.
(b) She's carrying a wilted head of lettuce as a purse.
She was famous for her Surrealist fashions of the 1930s and for her witty accessories, such as a purse in the shape of a telephone.
Fliers may now bring on board one carry-on bag and one "personal bag," defined as "a purse, a laptop, a briefcase".
Russell Beale makes Lopakhin, descendant of serfs and destroyer of the cherry orchard, a man with a point as well as a purse.
You may now bring on board one carry-on bag and one "personal bag," which Paul Takemoto, an F.A.A. spokesman, defined as "a purse, a laptop, a briefcase".
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Elvie has been designed specifically so that it can be used "anywhere, anytime"—the device itself is small and discrete, and the carry case doubles as a purse-sized charger.
Elvie has been designed specifically so that it can be used "anywhere, anytime"—the device itself is small and discreet, and the carry case doubles as a purse-sized charger.
It was not until The Little Colonel, when she first worked with Robinson, that her tap dancing -- combined with an acting style that comprised such mannerisms as a pursed mouth, wide-open eyes, a flat-footed stance with arms akimbo, a piquant smile, and mocked anger -- established her as the darling of Hollywood.
Throw in a few accessories with the print as well, like a purse or belt.
Mercury is sometimes represented as holding a purse, symbolic of his business functions.
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