valise
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noun
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
Origin:
1605–15; < French < Italian valigia, of obscure origin; compare Medieval Latin valēsium
1605–15; < French < Italian valigia, of obscure origin; compare Medieval Latin valēsium
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| —n | |
| a small overnight travelling case | |
| [C17: via French from Italian valigia, of unknown origin] | |
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Valise
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Word Origin & History
valise
1615, "suitcase, soldier's kit bag," from Fr. valise (1568), from It. valigia, of uncertain origin. Attested in M.L. forms valisia (1407), valixia (1298).
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Example sentences
Luggage to be transported shall be restricted to suitcase and valise type.
There is a combination of banana and the leather smell of a valise containing food, that is to many people an immediate emetic.
Another brewer lost a watch, and three others lost diamond pins, and a fourth is looking for his valise and clothes.
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