Gladstone bag
Gladstone bag noun: an early hinged bag, a precursor of the modern briefcase.
Noun
Gladstone bag (plural Gladstone bags)
- An early hinged bag, a precursor of the modern briefcase.
- Cronshaw sat in the place of honour on a Gladstone bag, with his legs curled under him like a Turkish bashaw […].1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 47, in Of Human Bondage
- André produced a gigantic Gladstone bag and from it extracted a meal forever memorable - a "pique-nique" as he called it.1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 147
- Synonyms:
- Gladstone
Synonyms of Gladstone bag
Forms of Gladstone bag
| plural | Gladstone bags |
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Origin of Gladstone bag
Named after British prime minister William E. Gladstone (1809–1898), a frequent traveller.
Questions about Gladstone bag
- What does Gladstone bag mean?
- Gladstone bag means an early hinged bag, a precursor of the modern briefcase.
- What part of speech is Gladstone bag?
- Gladstone bag is a noun.
- What is the plural of Gladstone bag?
- The plural of Gladstone bag is Gladstone bags.
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