| 单词 | billfold |
| 释义 | billfold (once / 110461 pages) n A billfold is a slim wallet meant to hold paper money and a few cards. You might keep your billfold in the back pocket of your jeans. There isn't much difference between a wallet and a billfold: typically, a billfold is thinner and has fewer slots for holding cards. Billfolds are most often made of leather and fit neatly in a pocket. The word dates from the late 1800s, from bill, or "paper money," and fold, which is thought to be short for folder. WORD FAMILYbillfold: billfolds USAGE EXAMPLESShopping for a wallet recently, I briefly considered a devastatingly gorgeous Burberry billfold. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) She’s an editor at the Billfold, a website devoted to the subject of money. Slate(Aug 11, 2016) Smith searched online to find who it belonged to, using the address on the cards in the billfold. Washington Times(May 06, 2016) n a pocket-sized case for holding papers and paper money Syn|Hyper notecase, pocketbook, wallet case a portable container for carrying several objects |
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