attaché case
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noun
a flat, usually rigid, rectangular briefcase for carrying business papers, documents, or the like.
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Also called dispatch case.
Origin of attaché case
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby attaché case
att., attaboy, attacca, attach, attaché, attaché case, attached, attached gingiva, attachment, attachment disorder, attachment of earnings
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attaché case
noun
a small flat rectangular briefcase used for carrying documents, papers, etc
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