brief bag
Example Sentences
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She was beginning to regret her precipitancy, when she saw him walking down the road to the station, carrying a much worn leather brief bag.
From Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can) Newte
"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 J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
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
With this final piece of advice, Thorndyke collected the papers for his day's work, and, having deposited them in his brief bag, took his departure, leaving me to my meditations.
From The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
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 Eden Paul
