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portmanteau


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  portmanteau 
  n  1:  a  word  formed  by  joining  two  others  (e.g.,  `smog'  is  a  blend 
  of  `smoke'  and  `fog')  [syn:  {blend},  {portmanteau  word}] 
  2:  a  large  travelling  bag  made  of  stiff  leather  [syn:  {Gladstone}, 
  {Gladstone  bag},  {gladstone},  {gladstone  bag}] 




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