- Carpetbag
- Carpetbag Car"pet*bag`, n. A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Carpetbag
Look at other dictionaries:
carpetbag — (n.) soft cover traveling case made of carpet fabric, 1830, from CARPET (Cf. carpet) (n.) + BAG (Cf. bag) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
carpetbag — ☆ ☆ carpetbag [kär′pətbag΄] n. an old fashioned type of traveling bag, made of carpeting adj. of or having to do with carpetbaggers vi. carpetbagged, carpetbagging to act as a carpetbagger … English World dictionary
carpetbag — I noun traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century • Hypernyms: ↑bag, ↑traveling bag, ↑travelling bag, ↑grip, ↑suitcase II adjective 1. following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers … Useful english dictionary
carpetbag — UK [ˈkɑː(r)pɪtˌbæɡ] / US [ˈkɑrpətˌbæɡ] noun [countable] Word forms carpetbag : singular carpetbag plural carpetbags a bag that you use when travelling, made from very thick cloth … English dictionary
carpetbag — I. noun Date: 1829 a traveler s bag made of carpet and widely used in the United States in the 19th century II. adjective or carpetbagging Date: 1870 of, relating to, or characteristic of carpetbaggers < a carpetbag government > … New Collegiate Dictionary
carpetbag — 1. adjective having the characteristics of carpetbaggers carpetbag travels 2. noun A traveling bag made from carpet scraps used primarily in the United States in the 19 century. 3. verb To come to a place or organisation with which one has no… … Wiktionary
carpetbag — /kahr pit bag /, n., v., carpetbagged, carpetbagging. n. 1. a bag for traveling, esp. one made of carpeting. v.i. 2. to journey with little luggage. 3. to act as a carpetbagger. [1820 30; CARPET + BAG] * * * … Universalium
carpetbag — car|pet|bag [ karpət,bæg ] noun count a bag you use when traveling made from very thick cloth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carpetbag — n. fabric suitcase v. travel with light baggage; leave on an adventure … English contemporary dictionary
carpetbag — noun (C) a bag used for travelling, usually made of carpet … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
