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Portmanteaus

Portmanteau \Port*man"teau\, n.; pl. Portmanteaus. [F. porte-manteau; porter to carry + manteau a cloak, mantle. See Port to carry, and Mantle.] A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys.
--Thackeray.

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portmanteaus

n. (plural of portmanteau English)

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Here he switched on a light and I saw heaps of ancient baggage, old portmanteaus, Gladstone bags.