handbag vs reticule

handbag and reticule both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handbag	Yes	No	No	No
reticule	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reticule is a hyponym of handbag; that is, reticule is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handbag:

handbag: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
reticule: a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries

Other hyponyms of handbag include clutch, clutch bag, etui, evening bag, shoulder bag.

handbag (noun)	reticule (noun)
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)	a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
	a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument