A small drawstring pouch of buckram — coarse cloth stiffened with glue — worn at the belt. It holds its shape like leather at a fraction of the price, which is why most people carry one, and it fails at the drawstring eyelets long before the cloth wears through. A cut purse-string is the commonest way to lose everything one is carrying.
Pouch, buckram
Stiffened cloth belt pouch; the cheap alternative to leather.