right|thumb|Patch pocket with topstitching and [[bar tacking on the back of a pair of blue jeans.]] A pocket is a small bag- or envelope-shaped compartment that is either sewn into or attached to clothing, designed for carrying small items. Pockets are also found on luggage, backpacks, and similar containers. Historically, the term could also refer to a separate pouch or small bag.
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A pocket is a small bag- or envelope-shaped compartment sewn into or attached to clothing, designed to carry small items, and is also commonly found on luggage and backpacks. Pockets matter because they provide practical storage for everyday objects while integrated into the garments and containers we already use.
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- Origins
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- Examples of pocket designs
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right|thumb|Patch pocket with topstitching and [[bar tacking on the back of a pair of blue jeans.]] A pocket is a small bag- or envelope-shaped compartment that is either sewn into or attached to clothing, designed for carrying small items. Pockets are also found on luggage, backpacks, and similar containers. Historically, the term could also refer to a separate pouch or small bag.
==Origins== thumb|left|255 px|Pockets hang from belts as 15th-century peasants thresh Wheat|siligo wheat in a [[Tacuinum Sanitatis]] thumb|upright|18th-century woman's hanging pocket Ancient civilizations used leather or cloth pouches to store valuables. The Copper Age mummy known as Ötzi (also called the "Iceman"), who lived around 3,300 BCE, wore a belt with a sewn-on pouch containing tools and materials such as a scraper, drill, flint flake, bone awl, and dried tinder fungus.