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suitcase (portmanteau)

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  • portmanteau — [pôrt man′tō, pôrt΄man tō′] n. pl. portmanteaus or portmanteaux [pôrt man′tōz, pôrt΄mantōz] [Fr portemanteau < porter, to carry + manteau, cloak: see PORT3 & MANTLE] a traveling case or bag; esp., a stiff leather suitcase that opens like a… …   English World dictionary

  • Portmanteau — For other uses of Portmanteau , see Portmanteau (disambiguation). A portmanteau ( i/pɔrt …   Wikipedia

  • Portmanteau (disambiguation) — A portmanteau is a word that is formed by combining both sounds and meanings from two or more words.Portmanteau may also refer to:* Portmanteau (suitcase), a large travelling case * Portmanteau film, an anthology film made up of several short… …   Wikipedia

  • Portmanteau (suitcase) — A portmanteau (IPAEng|pɔrtˈmæntoʊ|), plural portmanteaux, is type of bag commonly found in England and other parts of Europe, and was extremely popular in the 19th century for travel.The word portmanteau , is of French origin, deriving from… …   Wikipedia

  • portmanteau — I. noun (plural teaus or portmanteaux) Etymology: Middle French portemanteau, from porter to carry + manteau mantle, from Latin mantellum more at port Date: 1579 1. a large suitcase 2. a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • portmanteau — port|man|teau1 [ pɔrt mæntɔu ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a large suitcase consisting of two parts that fold together portmanteau port|man|teau 2 [ pɔrt mæntɔu ] adjective LINGUISTICS a portmanteau word is made by combining the sound and meaning of …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • portmanteau — 1 noun (C) old fashioned a very large suitcase that opens into two parts 2 adjective (only before noun) formal a portmanteau word is made by combining the sound and meaning of two other words: Edutainment is a portmanteau word meaning education… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • portmanteau — UK [pɔː(r)tˈmæntəʊ] / US [pɔrtˈmæntɔu] noun [countable] Word forms portmanteau : singular portmanteau plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux old fashioned a large suitcase consisting of two parts that fold together …   English dictionary

  • portmanteau —    (port man TOH) [French: coat carrier] Originally a case for clothing that was designed to be used by someone on horseback. More recently, a leather suitcase or trunk that opens into two equal compartments. A “portmanteau word” is a blend of… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • portmanteau — port•man•teau [[t]pɔrtˈmæn toʊ, poʊrt ; ˌpɔrt mænˈtoʊ, ˌpoʊrt [/t]] n. pl. teaus, teaux [[t] toʊz, toʊ; ˈtoʊz, ˈtoʊ[/t]] adj. 1) brit. Chiefly Brit. a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, esp. a leather trunk or suitcase that opens… …   From formal English to slang

  • Suitcase — or leather that more or less keeps its shape. It has a carrying handle on one side and is used mainly for transporting clothes and other possessions during trips. It opens on hinges like a door.Suitcases lock with keys or a combination.… …   Wikipedia

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