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DictionaryvaliseTravel bag
noun

valise

vuh-LEES/vəˈliːs/

A small suitcase or traveling bag.

The traveler lifts the compact valise onto the station bench.

A traveler lifts a small suitcase onto a station bench while keeping one hand on the handle of the compact traveling bag.
Etymology
valiseItaliantraveling bag

The Italian ancestor named a traveling bag, but its earlier origin is uncertain. English first used the word for a suitcase or soldier’s kit bag.

In context

Smarthistory2:01
that helps people to travel, this valise.
Two sides of Lakota life on a beaded suitcase
YaleCourses59:32
dismounted from his pack animal sending his saddlebags flying in one direction and his valise in another.
24. Don Quixote, Part II: Chapters LXXI-LXXIV (cont.)

More examples

  • His leather valise fits neatly under the seat.
  • The porter carries two valises up to our room.
  • I keep my passport in a pocket of my valise.

Forms

valise · valises

Similar words

suitcase
Suitcase covers travel cases of any size, not just small ones.
bag
Bag is broader and need not be used for travel.