Valise
[və'liːz] or [və'lis]
Definition
(n.) A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Portmanteau, travelling bag.
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Definition
n. a travelling bag generally of leather opening at the side: a portmanteau.
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Examples
- Suddenly the door opened again: Ursula, dressed in hat and furs, with a small valise in her hand: 'Good-bye! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- My wants were few and simple, so that in less than the time stated I was in a cab with my valise, rattling away to Paddington Station. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He stood grasping his light valise in one neatly gloved hand, and gazing anxiously, perplexedly, almost appealingly, into Archer's face. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Gentleman's valise and hot water to Concord. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The figure like myself was assailed, and my valise was in its hand. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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