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A '''bag''' was a non-rigid container for items that an individual could carry.  
A '''bag''' was a non-rigid container for items that an individual could carry.


== Types of bag ==
== Types of bag ==
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=== Backpack ===
=== Backpack ===
A [[backpack]], also known as a [[rucksack]] was another kind of bag that was worn over the [[shoulder]]s, which had two straps to hold the bag onto an individual's back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wrong Hands (short story)|The Wrong Hands]]'', [[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Dead (TV story)}})  
A [[backpack]], also known as a [[rucksack]] was another kind of bag that was worn over the [[shoulder]]s, which had two straps to hold the bag onto an individual's back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wrong Hands (short story)|The Wrong Hands]]'', [[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Dead (TV story)}})


=== Shopping bag ===
=== Shopping bag ===
There were many specific types of bags used for different situations or locations.
There were many specific types of bags used for different situations or locations.
[[Supermarket]]s often gave out [[Shopping bag|bags]] for customers to carry their shopping in. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')  
[[Supermarket]]s often gave out [[Shopping bag|bags]] for customers to carry their shopping in. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')


=== Handbag ===
=== Handbag ===
As well as having practical uses, some bags such as [[handbag]]s could be worn as accessories to an [[Fashion|outfit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'')  
As well as having practical uses, some bags such as [[handbag]]s could be worn as accessories to an [[Fashion|outfit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'')


== Work-specific ==
== Work-specific ==
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At least to [[Jenny Everywhere (A World of Pure Unimagination)|Jenny Everywhere]], the [[Pinguis]] [[Bibendum]] and [[Puff Tremayne]] resembled "great [[big]] [[sugar]]-bag-[[size]]d, [[fluff]]y [[marshmallow]]s". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)}})
At least to [[Jenny Everywhere (A World of Pure Unimagination)|Jenny Everywhere]], the [[Pinguis]] [[Bibendum]] and [[Puff Tremayne]] resembled "great [[big]] [[sugar]]-bag-[[size]]d, [[fluff]]y [[marshmallow]]s". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)}})


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[[Category:Bags and luggage|*]]
[[Category:Fashion and clothing]]
[[Category:Fashion and clothing]]

Latest revision as of 17:53, 3 November 2024

Bag

A bag was a non-rigid container for items that an individual could carry.

Types of bag[[edit] | [edit source]]

Clyde Langer carried a bag containing books, Tangfastics, and his lunch. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen)

Backpack[[edit] | [edit source]]

A backpack, also known as a rucksack was another kind of bag that was worn over the shoulders, which had two straps to hold the bag onto an individual's back. (PROSE: The Wrong Hands, TV: Planet of the Dead [+]Loading...["Planet of the Dead (TV story)"])

Shopping bag[[edit] | [edit source]]

There were many specific types of bags used for different situations or locations. Supermarkets often gave out bags for customers to carry their shopping in. (TV: Love & Monsters)

Handbag[[edit] | [edit source]]

As well as having practical uses, some bags such as handbags could be worn as accessories to an outfit. (TV: Partners in Crime)

Work-specific[[edit] | [edit source]]

Certain bags were also linked to specific trades: physicians often carried stiff leather bags called Gladstone bags, (TV: Doctor Who) and workmen would often keep their tools in a functional tool bag. (TV: Welcome to the TARDIS...) Torchwood Three sometimes used body bags to transport and dispose of corpses. (PROSE: Mrs Acres)

In 2021, Dan Lewis loaded a tool bag into his Ford Transit whilst his friend read Dan's horoscope. (TV: Welcome to the TARDIS...)

Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]

At least to Jenny Everywhere, the Pinguis Bibendum and Puff Tremayne resembled "great big sugar-bag-sized, fluffy marshmallows". (PROSE: A World of Pure Unimagination [+]Loading...["A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)"])