Hypertext Webster Gateway: "portmanteau"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
portmanteau
n 1: a word formed by joining two others (e.g., `smog' is a blend
of `smoke' and `fog') [syn: {blend}, {portmanteau word}]
2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn: {Gladstone},
{Gladstone bag}, {gladstone}, {gladstone bag}]
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