carryall


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car·ry·all

 (kăr′ē-ôl′)
n.
1. A large receptacle, such as a bag, basket, or pocketbook, used to carry things from one place to another.
2. A closed automobile with two lengthwise seats facing each other.
3. A covered one-horse carriage with two seats.

[Alteration of cariole.]
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carryall

(ˈkærɪˌɔːl)
n
1. US and Canadian a large strong bag with handles. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): holdall
2. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage usually designed to carry four passengers
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car•ry•all1

(ˈkær iˌɔl)

n.
a large bag or lightweight piece of luggage.
[1830–40]

car•ry•all2

(ˈkær iˌɔl)

n.
1. a covered carriage having seats for four persons, usu. drawn by one horse.
2. an automobile or bus having two facing benches running the length of the body.
[1705–15, Amer.; alter., by folk etym., of cariole a two-wheeled cart < French carriole]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.carryall - a capacious bag or basketcarryall - a capacious bag or basket    
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
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Translations

carryall

[ˈkæriɔːl] n (mainly US) (= holdall) → fourre-tout m, sac m fourre-tout
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