leather
change (AmE)

open
snatch, steal
She had her purse snatched.

in sb's purse
What do you keep in your purse?

public

drain
The reforms had drained the public purse.

strings
Who holds the purse strings in your house?
The government will have to tighten the purse strings (= spend less).

in the purse (esp. BrE)
There is no money in the purse for this.

bulging
She handed him a bulging velvet purse.

leather, silk, etc.
matching
She wore pink heels with a matching clutch purse.

clutch

clutch, hold
Both women clutched their purses close to their bodies.

carry
grab, pick up, snatch
She grabbed her purse and headed out the door.

open
dig in, dig into, dig through, reach into, rummage through
I dug in my purse to find my respirator.
I rummaged through my purse for my lip gloss.

snatch, steal
She had her purse snatched.

snatcher

in sb's purse
What do you keep in your purse?

sling a purse over your shoulder, throw a purse over your shoulder
She slung her black leather purse over her shoulder.