handset

== English == === Etymology === From hand +‎ set. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/ === Noun === handset (plural handsets) The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand. A mobile phone. A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== headset === Verb === handset (third-person singular simple present handsets, present participle handsetting, simple past and past participle handset) (typography) To typeset by hand. === References === “handset”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Hestand, handest, snathed