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reticule (noun) – 1. A drawstring handbag or purse.
2. A reticle.

Source : The Free Dictionary

Etymology : “A ladies’ small bag,” 1801, from French rĂ©ticule (18th century) “a net for the hair, a reticule,” from Latin reticulum “a little net, network bag”

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