Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PORT-FO'LIO
PORT-FO'LIO, n. [Fr. porte-feuille; porter, to carry, and feuille, a leaf, L. folium.]
A case of the size of a large book, to keep loose papers in. To have or hold the portfolio, is to hold the office of minister of foreign affairs. – E. Everett.
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