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Gladstone bag

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Gladstone bag
n.
A piece of light hand luggage consisting of two hinged compartments.
[After William Ewart Gladstone.]
Gladstone bag
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a piece of hand luggage consisting of two equal-sized hinged compartments
[named after William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98), British Liberal statesman]
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Noun1.Gladstone bagGladstone bag - a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
Gladstone, portmanteau
suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, bag - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"


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He opened the Gladstone bag as he spoke, and took out, to my astonishment, a very large bath-sponge.
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said Mr Verloc, giving a slight kick to the gladstone bag on the floor; and Stevie flung himself upon it, seized it, bore it off with triumphant devotion.
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