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单词 wallet
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wallet

[ wol-it, waw-lit ]
/ ˈwɒl ɪt, ˈwɔ lɪt /
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noun

a flat, folding pocketbook, especially one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
Chiefly British. a bag for carrying food, clothing, toilet articles, etc., during a journey; knapsack or rucksack.

Origin of wallet

1350–1400; Middle English walet< ?

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wallet

briefcase, handbag, pocketbook, purse, valise, wallet

Words nearby wallet

Wallenda, Wallensis, Wallenstein, Waller, wallerian degeneration, wallet, walleye, walleyed, walleyed pike, walleye pollock, wall fern
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British Dictionary definitions for wallet

wallet
/ (ˈwɒlɪt) /

noun

a small folding case, usually of leather, for holding paper money, documents, etc
a bag used to carry tools
archaic, mainly British a rucksack or knapsack

Word Origin for wallet

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old English weallian, Old High German wallōn to roam, German wallen to go on a pilgrimage
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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