railway wrapper en · NOUN
Meanings
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(archaic) A blanket to cover the legs when travelling.
I gave her a spare cloak and shared with her my railway-wrapper, but she seemed to grow paler and paler, and her features to wear a more anxious look as We went on
1851, Charles Dickens, “The Uncommerical Traveller”, in Household Words:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| railway wrappers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |