Meanings
alternative Gledstanes · alternative Gledstone
- A Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
- William Ewart Gladstone, British Prime Minister.
- Any of places of the same name.
- A town in the Kempsey council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A city in Queensland, Australia.
- A local government area in central Queensland, which includes the city; in full, Gladstone Region.
- A small rural town in South Australia.
- A locality in Break O'Day council area and the Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
- A community and former town in the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone, Manitoba.
- A community in Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
- A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
- A locality in Carterton district, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand.
- An area near Levin, Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
- A village south of Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand.
- A community and former town in the city of Azusa, Los Angeles County, California.
- A village in Henderson County, Illinois.
- A city in Delta County, Michigan.
- A city in Clay County, Missouri.
- A tiny city in Stark County, North Dakota.
- A city in Clackamas County, Oregon.
plural Gladstones · alternative Gledstanes · alternative Gledstone
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Gladstone bag.
Would we help him to pack his Gladstone?
1928, Rudyard Kipling, Dayspring Mishandled1 more example
I lit a cigarette and got all dressed and then I packed these two Gladstones I have. It only took me about two minutes.
1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, chapter 7, in The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna large travelling bag made of stiff leather
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishglæd“shining”
- EnglishGladstone
From Old English glæd (“shining”) + stān (“stone”).
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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