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personal effects

–noun
privately owned articles consisting chiefly of clothing, toilet items, etc., for intimate use by an individual.


Origin:
1835–45
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personal effects  
pl.n.  Privately owned items, such as keys, an identification card, or a wallet or watch, that are regularly worn or carried on one's person.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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