Definition of "portmanteaus" [portmanteaus]

• Plural form of portmanteau. (noun)

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• "There seems to be nothing that English speakers like as much as blended words also called portmanteaus."
• "Quaintest of all these articles were the native "portmanteaus," that is to say, bundles of treasures rolled up in bark, wound round and round with string -- string made from human hair or from that of dingoes and opossums."
• "In these "portmanteaus" are found carved sticks, pieces of quartz, red ochre, feathers, and a number of odds and ends."