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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
portmanteau
    n 1: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their
         meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'";
         "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'
         and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn:
         blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau]
    2: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn:
       portmanteau, Gladstone, Gladstone bag]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Portmanteau \Port*man"teau\, n.; pl. Portmanteaus. [F.
   porte-manteau; porter to carry + manteau a cloak, mantle. See
   Port to carry, and Mantle.]
   A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing
   apparel, etc., on journeys. --Thackeray.
   [1913 Webster]

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