The gentleman neatly folded his clothes into his carpetbag for the journey.

carpetbag 是由 carpet（地毯）和 bag（包）组成的复合词，字面意思是"地毯材质的包"。在19世纪特指一种用厚实布料或地毯材料制成的手提旅行包，常用于长途旅行时携带衣物等物品。