Portmantua
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Portmantua is a noun meaning Obsolete form of portmanteau (“case”).
Meaning
Obsolete form of portmanteau (“case”).
Example Sentences
A Rover tooke him unprepared, / Search't his Port-mantua, bound him faſter, / And ſent him naked to his Maſter: […]
Then Little John took the bishop's cloak, And spread it upon the ground, And out of the bishop's portmantua, He told three hundred pound.
Word Forms
- portmantuas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include portmantle, portegue, portas, portess, portos, portcluse.
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