Wal'let, n.
(wŏl'let), n. [Fr. mallette, malette, valise, wallet, provision-bag, Sp. maleta, a portmanteau, a bag in which clothes are carried on a journey, diminutive of Fr. malle, Sp., Pg., & Pr. mala, a mail, a trunk, from M. H. Ger. malhe, O. H. Ger. malha, malaha, mantica, D. maal, male; Gr. μολγός, an ox-hide, a skin.] 1. A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack; a bag-like purse; a pocket-book for keeping money about the person.
Sense 2. Any thing protuberant and swagging. “Wallet of flesh.” Shak.