handset(n = noun.artifact) french telephone - telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle;
is a kind of phone, telephone, telephone set
has parts: grip, handgrip, handle, hold

   The mouthpiece and earpiece of a communications device mounted on a single handle; as, when the telephone rings, pick up the handset. [WordNet 1.5]

handset, n. a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece forming one unit.