garment bag

noun

: a bag used by travelers that folds in half and has a center handle for easy carrying

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Once your pillowcase is completely clean and dry, it can be draped over a hanger or stored in a mesh or other breathable garment bag. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025 Companies are required to take responsibility for their environmental impact by measuring and offsetting their carbon emissions, and by eliminating the use of single-use plastic hangers and garment bags, among other things. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025 Plus, shop duffels, backpacks, and garment bags below, starting at $22. Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025 Make sure they're protected by a garment bag or fabric when stored with other holiday decor and don't place any other greenery or decor on top of them. Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for garment bag 

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of garment bag was in 1927

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“Garment bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garment%20bag. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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