brief bag

Example Sentences

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For Father we have bought a new brief bag because his own is so shabby that it makes us quite ashamed; but he always says: "It will do for a good while yet."

From A Young Girl's Diary by Paul, Eden

"Oh, it's nothing much," remarked Pett, with a laugh as he drew from the brief bag what looked like an old quarto account book, fastened by a brass clasp.

From The Borough Treasurer by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)

A professional-looking elderly man with a brief bag in his hand who had been regarding the group with some attention now came forward.

From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William

The sides and gussets in the carpet bag are cut straight from top to bottom, but in the brief bag they must be shaped to fit the frame, and give it a more comely appearance.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various

"Not on my own business, sir," replied Pett, laying his queer-looking white fingers on his brief bag.

From The Borough Treasurer by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)