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}, {portmanteau}]
2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn:
{portmanteau}, {Gladstone}, {Gladstone bag}]
Portmanteau \Port*man"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.
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