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語源

From paper +‎ bag.

名詞

paperbag (複数形 paperbags)

1. A small bag made from paper, with or without handles, commonly used to carry groceries, take-away food items, shopping, etc., or as a container for presents or gifts.
   • 1912 August 19, The Telegraph, page 4:

     A paperbag maker named Colclough, of Manchester, is claiming the earldom of Newburgh, and estates worth £6,000,000.

   • 2008, Margaret Moore Blanchard, This Land: A Novel Memoir, page 52:

     Annoyed they weren't catching the mouse they were all so concerned about, Dulce got a paperbag and tried, one-footed, to scoop up the agitated critter[.]