Found 2 hits - Term: portmanteau, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
portmanteau \portman"teau\, n.; pl. portmanteaus. f.
porte-manteau; porter to carry + manteau a cloak, mantle. see
port to carry, and mantle.
a bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing
apparel, etc., on journeys. --thackeray.
1913 webster
see also:
portmanteaus port mantle
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
portmanteau
n 1: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their
meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'";
"`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'
and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
syn: blend, portmanteau word
2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather syn: gladstone,
gladstone bag
also: portmanteaux pl
see also:
blend portmanteau word gladstone gladstone bag portmanteaux
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