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port·man·teau (pôrt man′tō, pôrt′man tō′)

noun pl. portmanteaus -·teaus or portmanteaux -·teaux (-tōz)

a traveling case or bag; esp., a stiff leather suitcase that opens like a book into two compartments

Etymology: Fr portemanteau < porter, to carry + manteau, cloak: see port & mantle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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