GLADSTONE BAG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gladstone bag mean? 

• GLADSTONE BAG (noun)
  The noun GLADSTONE BAG has 1 sense:

1. a large travelling bag made of stiff leather

  Familiarity information: GLADSTONE BAG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLADSTONE BAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large travelling bag made of stiff leather

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Gladstone; Gladstone bag; portmanteau

Hypernyms ("Gladstone bag" is a kind of...):

bag; grip; suitcase; traveling bag; travelling bag (a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes)

 Context examples 

He opened the Gladstone bag as he spoke, and took out, to my astonishment, a very large bath-sponge.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I have just been there, and I have taken it out, and I have got it in this Gladstone bag. Come on, my boy, and we shall see whether it will not fit the lock.”

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)