A bag, pack, or wallet; a travelling bag, a portmanteau. In later use Scottish and U.S. in plural: baggage. †Also figurative.

A bag for clothes; a portmanteau.

A bag in which to carry a cloak or other clothes; a portmanteau, valise.

A case or bag for carrying clothing and other belongings when travelling; (originally) one of a form suitable for carrying on horseback; (now esp.)…

A cloak-bag.

= portmanteau, n. 1.

A travelling-case, bag, or wallet. (Representing the modern portmanteau or carpet-bag.)

a portmanteau, cloak-bag, n.

a travelling bag used to carry things needed for the night; = overnight bag n. at overnight, adv. n.adj. compounds.

A travelling case or portmanteau, now usually made of leather and of a size suitable for carrying by hand, formerly also for strapping to the…

A bag or case for nightclothes. Obsolete.

cant. A portmanteau. Obsolete.

a small travelling case designed to carry one or more folded shirts in such a way as to avoid creasing or crumpling.

With the sense ‘for use at or only at the weekend; appropriate to the weekend’, as weekend bag, weekend case, weekend cottage, weekend ticket, etc.

A travelling bag, properly one made of carpet.

A portable case for holding clothes and miscellaneous articles required by soldiers, marines, travellers, etc.

A light bag able to be carried in one hand, esp. one used when travelling, or for carrying items needed for a particular job.

Originally: a small case designed to hold a suit or suits when travelling. Subsequently more generally: a (usually rectangular) travelling case used…

a case containing samples carried by a travelling salesman.

A traveller's handbag.

A suitcase.

colloquial. Short for. gripsack, n. originally U.S.

Used attributively or elliptically to designate certain articles. Gladstone (bag): a light kind of portmanteau or travelling-bag.

Chiefly U.S. A suitcase, trunk, bag, etc., for travelling.

= vanity bag n.

spec. Bags, suitcases, etc., designed to hold the belongings of a traveller.

With capital initial. More fully Revelation suitcase. A make of expanding leather suitcase.

(a) Bridge (see quot. 1923); (b) originally U.S. a suitcase large enough to hold two suits and accessories.

a bag for use when staying overnight.

a suitcase designed to hold one suit.

A case or bag designed to hold a suit or suits (and sometimes other garments) in such a way as to avoid creasing or crumpling when travelling…

a light case for use when staying overnight.

A proprietary term in the U.S. for a make of suitcases, briefcases, and other items of luggage, etc. Chiefly attributive.

Originally and chiefly North American. A Pullman suitcase (see sense 2).

= gripsack, n.

A bag or case for use when staying overnight.

Originally and chiefly North American. A bag or suitcase taken on to a plane as hand-held luggage and kept in the cabin during the flight. Cf…

In full Louis Vuitton n. A proprietary name for the products of a French firm making high-quality luggage and other personal items.

A bag packed with essential items, kept ready for use in the event of an emergency evacuation, sudden departure, etc.