Valise

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Valise \Va*lise"\, n. [F. valise; cf. It. valigia, Sp. balija,
     LL. valisia, valesia; of uncertain origin, perhaps through
     (assumed) LL. vidulitia, from L. vidulus a leathern trunk; a
     knapsack.]
     A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of
     other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles,


     etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  valise
       n : a small overnight bag for short trips