carpet bag
Rug-made travel bag
A carpet bag is a type of traveling bag made from carpet fabric, popular in the 19th century.
The bags were inexpensive and practical, associated with travelers of modest means.
After the American Civil War, Northerners who moved South carrying these bags were called carpetbaggers—a term still used for opportunistic outsiders entering a region for personal gain.
- valiseSmall traveling case
- satchelStrapped bag for books
- portmanteauWord combining two others
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
- travelingMoving from place to place
Victorian · old fashioned · tapestry · handles · Mary Poppins · leather · Reconstruction · opportunist · politician · Civil War · steamboat · train · journey · fabric · floral · overnight · grip · train station
- luggagesuitcase, carry-on, weekender, luggage set, holdall
- vintage travelsteamship, steamer trunk, railway station, train station, sleeping car
- Victorian travel itemssteamer trunk, hatbox, vanity case, train case, portmanteau
- Mary Poppinsumbrella, chimney sweep, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Bert, cherry tree lane
- carrierscarrier, backpack, suitcase, luggage, tote
- woven bagsmarket basket
historical/social connotation
carpet bagnative son
Man of his birthplace
local resident · scalawag · landed gentry · old money · homegrown