From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtote bagˈtote bag noun [countable] American EnglishD a large bag for carrying things
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tote bag• I had the attache case in one hand, and I had a canvas tote bag over one arm.• Then she hefted her tote bag.• She lifts a cake tin out of her tote bag.• More options include a white patent-leather tote bag and a big straw hat or scarf tied a la Audrey Hepburn.• Carlos Falchi red patent signature logo tote bag, $ 39. 99.• Is the tote bag an exterior uterus, the outward sign of the unmentionable burden? 