portmanteaux
- plural of portmanteau.
Example Sentences
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Then, murmuring in undertones when they spoke, the detectives unpacked their portmanteaux.
From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Tracy, Louis
Tonight I pack my portmanteaux, tomorrow I entrain.
From Pledged to the Dead by Quinn, Seabury
Armitage turned in the direction of the voice: as he did so a passing lantern flashed on the face of a Lieutenant stooping over some portmanteaux.
From The Long Trick by Bartimeus
The douaniers look upon tourists as their natural enemies; see how eagerly they pounce upon the portmanteaux!
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
"I daresay I shall be able to do all you require, without feeling it any extra trouble, unless you are very helpless," said Mrs. Doddery, who was on her knees unstrapping one of the portmanteaux.
From Vixen, Volume III. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
