noun
valise
vuh-LEEZ
noun
1
A small suitcase or travel bag carried by hand.
"He packed a change of clothes into an old leather valise."
How to Use Valise
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for a small hand-carried suitcase.
When to use it
Now mostly used in older or literary writing — most people today would just say "suitcase" or "bag".
Word Forms
valises plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French valise, meaning "suitcase".