n. A piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A receptacle for travelers' use for clothes and articles of toilet.
n. Milit., a cylindrical portmanteau of leather, about 18 inches long, placed on the saddle of each off horse of an artillery-carriage, and containing the. smaller articles of the driver's personal equipment.
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n. a small overnight bag for short trips
Word Usage
"Philipson, “is the loan of a mule to carry my valise, which is packed up with your baggage.”"