"blue bag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue bags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue bag (plural blue bags)
  1. A lawyer's bag made of blue fabric to carry briefs, now as typically carried by a junior barrister. Categories (topical): Bags
    Sense id: en-blue_bag-en-noun-SsD1G07a Disambiguation of Bags: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. A bag containing alkaline blue laundry powder, used for whitening clothes. Categories (topical): Laundry
    Sense id: en-blue_bag-en-noun-n5xon~36 Disambiguation of Laundry: 15 85

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