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gladstone bag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
glad-stone bag
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early hinged bag, a precursor of the modern briefcase.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

Named after British prime minister William E. Gladstone (1809–1898), a frequent traveller.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gladstone bags (plural)

Synonyms

Gladstone portmanteau

Questions

What does gladstone bag mean?
An early hinged bag, a precursor of the modern briefcase.
Where does gladstone bag come from?
Named after British prime minister William E. Gladstone (1809–1898), a frequent traveller.

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