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wal⋅let
[wol-it, waw-lit] 
–noun
| 1. | a flat, folding pocketbook, esp. one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins. |
| 2. | Chiefly British. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet articles, etc., during a journey; knapsack or rucksack. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME walet < ?
1350–1400; ME walet < ?
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| wal·let (wŏl'ĭt) n. A flat pocket-sized folding case, usually made of leather, for holding paper money, cards, or photographs; a billfold. [Middle English walet, knapsack, possibly from Old North French *walet, roll, knapsack; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Wallet
Wal"let\, n. [OE. walet, probably the same word as OE. watel a bag. See Wattle.]1. A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack. [His hood] was trussed up in his walet. --Chaucer. 2. A pocketbook for keeping money about the person. 3. Anything protuberant and swagging. "Wallets of flesh." --Shak.
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Language Translation for : wallet
Spanish:
cartera,
German:
die Brieftasche,
Japanese:
札入れ
wallet
c.1386, "bag, knapsack," of uncertain origin, probably from O.Fr., perhaps from P.Gmc. *wal- "roll." Meaning "flat case for carrying paper money" is first recorded 1834, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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