VALISE

valise

(noun) a small overnight bag for short trips

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

valise (plural valises)

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

Anagrams

• Aviles, AvilĂ©s, Leivas, Savile, aviles, lavies

Source: Wiktionary


Va*lise", n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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