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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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