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Webster 1913 Edition

Valise

Va-lise′

,
Noun.
[F.
valise
; cf. It.
valigia
, Sp.
balija
, LL.
valisia
,
valesia
; of uncertain origin, perhaps through (assumed) LL.
vidulitia
, from L.
vidulus
a leathern trunk; a knapsack.]
A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.

Webster 1828 Edition

Valise

VALISE

,
Noun.
A horseman's case or portmanteau.

Definition 2024

valise

valise

English

Noun

valise ‎(plural valises)

  1. A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin valisia. Maybe a borrowing from Italian valigia, even though this is dubious.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.liz/
  • Homophones: valisent, valises

Noun

valise f ‎(plural valises)

  1. case, suitcase.

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  1. ↑ http://nq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/issue_pdf/frontmatter_pdf/s9-X/247.pdf

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

valise f (plural valises)

  1. a small suitcase

Synonyms

Etymology

Borrowing from French valise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vəˈliːz/

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