[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

valise \valise"\, n. f. valise; cf. it. valigia, sp. balija,
   ll. valisia, valesia; of uncertain origin, perhaps through
   assumed ll. vidulitia, from l. vidulus a leathern trunk; a
   knapsack.
   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.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

valise
     n : a small overnight bag for short trips

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