'handset' definitions:
Definition of 'handset'
(from WordNet)
noun
Telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle [syn: handset, French telephone]
Definition of 'handset'
From: GCIDE
- handset \handset\ n. (Electronics) The mouthpiece and earpiece of a communications device mounted on a single handle; as, when the telephone rings, pick up the handset.
- Syn: French telephone. [WordNet 1.5]