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Baggage

The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.

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Bag 76% connected

A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money.

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Grip 76% connected

The griffin.

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Hatbox 76% connected

A box for a hat.

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Imperial 76% connected

Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict.

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Satchel 76% connected

A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag.

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Trunk 76% connected

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

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Case 76% connected

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…

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Equipage 76% connected

Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purpos…

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Materiel 76% connected

That in a complex system which constitutes the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; as, the baggage, muniti…

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Woman 76% connected

An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.

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Component part 4

Grip 70% connected

The griffin.

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Handle 70% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Hold 70% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Strap 70% connected

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

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Luggage 92% connected

That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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