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Meaning of Gladstone bag | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An early hinged bag, a precursor of the modern briefcase.

dated

Examples

“Cronshaw sat in the place of honour on a Gladstone bag, with his legs curled under him like a Turkish bashaw […].”

“André produced a gigantic Gladstone bag and from it extracted a meal forever memorable - a "pique-nique" as he called it.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Gladstone claret Gladstone collar Gladstone Park Gladstonian Gladstonianism Gladu