portmanteau
noun
a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
portmanteaux
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pluralof portmanteau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Lord Fairholme had carried off his son’s portmanteaux, and had actually hired a room in the Green Dragon next to that reserved for Cynthia.
From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Louis Tracy
The portmanteaux must be left behind, empty, or suspicion would be roused if by chance one of the family paid a visit to the master.
From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny
He passed between two uniformed policemen with the utmost self-possession, even pausing there momentarily to give some instruction to a porter about the disposition of his portmanteaux.
From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Louis Tracy
I dare say, Sir Robert can take him, and we will send the portmanteaux.
From Phoebe, Junior by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
It was most vexatious; the three gentlemen, with their servants bearing portmanteaux and dust-coats, the station master and the conductor, all stood on the platform in consultation, while the train patiently waited.
From 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance by Ossip Schubin
