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port⋅man⋅teau
[pawrt-man-toh, pohrt-; pawrt-man-toh, pohrt-] 
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–noun, plural -teaus, -teaux [-tohz, -toh, -tohz, -toh] . Chiefly British.
[-tohz, -toh, -tohz, -toh] . Chiefly British. | a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, esp. a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves. |
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| port·man·teau (pôrt-mān'tō, pōrt-, pôrt'mān-tō', pōrt'-) n. pl. port·man·teaus or port·man·teaux (-tōz, -tōz') A large leather suitcase that opens into two hinged compartments. [French portemanteau : porte-, from porter, to carry (from Old French; see port5) + manteau, cloak (from Old French mantel, from Latin mantellum).] |
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