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  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. 




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