briefcase
- a flat, rectangular case with a handle, often of leather, for carrying books, papers, etc.
Origin of briefcase
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Contemporary Examples of briefcase
I settle for a sweater and jacket and throw a tie in my briefcase just in case it turns out to be the prom.
Although in that film, the briefcase contained an atomic bomb.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th AnniversaryMarlow Stern
October 19, 2014
He searches patiently through his briefcase and produces a round-trip ticket for the seat in question.
He opens the briefcase to reveal hundreds of well-thumbed sheets of paper filled with typewritten words.
He is carrying the briefcase as he enters the room, so still even in walking that he does not disturb the air around him.
Historical Examples of briefcase
Joshua Lake entered the office with his hat in one hand and a briefcase in the other.
The Big TomorrowPaul Lohrman
Arnold hesitated, eyeing the briefcase in Beardsley's clutch.
We're Friends, NowHenry Hasse
Apparently they were also prepared to face the police and to claim the briefcase and bottle as their own.
ForeverRobert Sheckley
Even his name was initialed on the outside of the briefcase.
ForeverRobert Sheckley
He caught a flash of metal from his briefcase, and, still running, looked at it.
ForeverRobert Sheckley
briefcase
- a flat portable case, often of leather, for carrying papers, books, etc