Handset

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  handset
       n : telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a
           single handle [syn: {French telephone}]