portmanteau

portmanteau
1. noun /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ,pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/
a) A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.

Rodolphus therefore finding such an earnest Invitation, embracd it with thanks, and with his Servant and Portmanteau, went to Don Juans; where they first found good Stabling for their Horses, and afterwards as good Provision for themselves.

b) A school bag; often shortened to port or school port

Well, “slithy” means “lithe and slimy.” “Lithe” is the same as “active”. You see it’s like a portmanteau–there are two meanings packed up into one word.

2. adjective /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ,pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/
Made by combining two words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.

The overall narrator of this portmanteau story - for Dickens co-wrote it with five collaborators on his weekly periodical, All the Year Round - expresses deep, rational scepticism about the whole business of haunting.


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  • portmanteau — (n.) 1580s, traveling case or bag for clothes and other necessaries, from M.Fr. portemanteau traveling bag, originally court official who carried a prince s mantle (1540s), from porte, imperative of porter to carry (see PORTER (Cf. porter) (1)) + …   Etymology dictionary

  • portmanteau — ► NOUN (pl. portmanteaus or portmanteaux) 1) a large travelling bag made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts. 2) (before another noun ) consisting of two or more aspects or qualities: a portmanteau movie. ORIGIN French portemanteau …   English terms dictionary

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • portmanteau — [pôrt man′tō, pôrt΄man tō′] n. pl. portmanteaus or portmanteaux [pôrt man′tōz, pôrt΄mantōz] [Fr portemanteau < porter, to carry + manteau, cloak: see PORT3 & MANTLE] a traveling case or bag; esp., a stiff leather suitcase that opens like a… …   English World dictionary

  • Portmanteau — For other uses of Portmanteau , see Portmanteau (disambiguation). A portmanteau ( i/pɔrt …   Wikipedia

  • Portmanteau — Mit Portmanteau (auch: Portemanteau) werden in der Linguistik zwei zu unterscheidende Sachverhalte bezeichnet: 1. als Portmanteau Wort (Kofferwort, Kontamination) wird die teilweise Verschmelzung von Wörtern angesprochen, wie sie in Beispielen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • portmanteau — I. noun (plural teaus or portmanteaux) Etymology: Middle French portemanteau, from porter to carry + manteau mantle, from Latin mantellum more at port Date: 1579 1. a large suitcase 2. a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • portmanteau — port|man|teau1 [ pɔrt mæntɔu ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a large suitcase consisting of two parts that fold together portmanteau port|man|teau 2 [ pɔrt mæntɔu ] adjective LINGUISTICS a portmanteau word is made by combining the sound and meaning of …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • portmanteau — 1 noun (C) old fashioned a very large suitcase that opens into two parts 2 adjective (only before noun) formal a portmanteau word is made by combining the sound and meaning of two other words: Edutainment is a portmanteau word meaning education… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • portmanteau — UK [pɔː(r)tˈmæntəʊ] / US [pɔrtˈmæntɔu] noun [countable] Word forms portmanteau : singular portmanteau plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux old fashioned a large suitcase consisting of two parts that fold together …   English dictionary

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