Baggage
Pronunciation : Bag"gage
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. bagage, from OF. bague bungle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See Bag, n.]
Definition : 1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.
Note: "The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles of clothing and to small personal effects." Farrow.
2. The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler carries with him on a journey; luggage. The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach. Thackeray. We saw our baggage following below. Johnson.
Note: The English usually call this luggage.
3. Purulent matter. [Obs.] Barrough.
4. Trashy talk. [Obs.] Ascham.
5. A man of bad character. [Obs.] Holland.
6. A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. Thackeray.
7. A romping, saucy girl. [Playful] Goldsmith.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913