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单词 attaché case
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attaché casen.

Brit. /əˈtaʃeɪ ˌkeɪs/, U.S. /ˌædəˈʃeɪ ˌkeɪs/, /ˌæˌtæˈʃeɪ ˌkeɪs/, /əˌtæˈʃeɪ ˌkeɪs/
Forms: see attaché n. and case n.2; also Irish English 1900s– attackey case.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: attaché n., case n.2
Etymology: < attaché n. + case n.2So called on account of its resemblance to a type of case used by attachés.
A small rectangular case for carrying papers, documents, and the like.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for documents
paper-case1679
serviette1891
attaché case1904
brief-case1926
document case1936
business case1938
attaché1972
1904 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List ‘Attaché’ cases. Green and brown leather, double-action lock.
1918 H. Walpole Green Mirror ii. i. 146 The two young men in perfect attire and attaché cases.
1946 M. Dickens Happy Prisoner vi. 106 Mary Brewer burst in at the door, carrying her little fibre attaché case.
2011 Daily Tel. 15 Feb. 1/4 Unlike a stiff attache case which has a carry handle, a man bag has a strap.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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