clothesbag
clothesbag is the alternative form of clothes bag.
Meaning of clothes bag
Noun
clothes bag (plural clothes bags)
- A sturdy bag for carrying and storing personal belongings, particularly those of military and naval personnel
- Many like the Loafer, who had come off without losing all that was concealed about their persons, transferred the remains to their clothes bags so soon as opportunity offered, and sadly regretted they had not at first secreted the whole of their last night's gleanings in this safe place, made...1841, Josiah Cobb, chapter IX, in A Green Hand's Cruise, volume 1, Boston: Otis, Broaders & Co, page 134
- A protective bag for transporting garments hung on a hanger
- I sit back on my heels, lost among Mother's cardigans and zippered clothes bags.2014, Barbara Stuber, chapter 36, in Girl in Reverse, New York: Simon & Schuster, page 295
- Synonyms:
- garment bag
Forms of clothesbag
| plural | clothesbags |
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Questions about clothesbag
- What is clothesbag the alternative form of?
- Clothesbag is the alternative form of clothes bag.
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