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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In fact, it was quite a carriage-ful of us that steamed away north-west from Paddington—namely, Smith, myself, Smith's father and mother, my father and mother, a number of boxes, portmanteaux, and parcels, and Smith's sister.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles
Oh dear, what a useless creature I am," she thought; "and why do people strap portmanteaux so tightly?
From Vixen, Volume III. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Almost simultaneously a carriage bearing the Marquis of Moorland's coat of arms drove up the avenue, and deposited two ladies and a couple of small portmanteaux on the doorstep.
From The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story by A. Eric Bayly
There are probably twenty brown portmanteaux at this present moment waiting at Jigby Junction, and if I know anything of railway officials, they will be sure to send the wrong one.
From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse by Various
Antony will take the portmanteaux," she said; "the boat must have come in earlier than usual.
From Vixen, Volume III. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
