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postilion
▪ I. postilion, postillion (pəʊˈstɪljən, pɒ-) Also 6–7 postillon, 7 postilian. [a. F. postillon (1538 in Godef.), ad. It. postiglione ‘a postilion, a postes guide, a forerunner’ (Florio), f. It. posta post n.2 + -iglione, compound suffix (cf. vermilion); so Sp. postillon, Pg. postilhão.] † 1. a. (Se... Oxford English Dictionary
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Postilion
A postilion or postillion is a person who guides a horse-drawn coach or post chaise while mounted on the horse or one of a pair of horses. The United States Army's Old Guard Caisson Platoon also rides postilion. wikipedia.org
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postilion
postilion(also posttillion), / pɔˈstɪlɪən; pɑ`stɪljən/ n (formerly) person whose job was to ride on one of the horses pulling a carriage （旧时）骑在多匹马驾辕的马车之一匹马上的御者. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Postboy
Postboy or Post boy may refer to: Postboy (ship), an Australian trading vessel 1874–1905 Postboy, Ohio, US, an unincorporated community Postilion, a person wikipedia.org
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postillion
postillion see postilion. Oxford English Dictionary
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HMS Postillion
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Postillion, after the Postilion, the driver of a horse-drawn coach or post chaise, mounted on one wikipedia.org
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post-boy
ˈpost-boy [f. post n.2 + boy n.1] 1. A boy or man who rides post; a letter-carrier.1588 Cal. Border Papers I. 320 Sum Skotes..mett with the post boay of Morpett bychanse..and tooke away his horse and pakkett. 1624 Rutland MSS. (1905) IV. 527 Paid to a post boy for a letter from my Lord, vjd. 1672 R.... Oxford English Dictionary
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My postillion has been struck by lightning
The word postillion may occur in its alternative spelling postilion. In it, the author laments the death in a thunderstorm of "the best postilion I ever had". wikipedia.org
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Richard Ferguson (highwayman)
As his skill in managing horses improved, he was sent to London to serve as a temporary postilion until his predecessor's recovery. He was soon forced to take a job in Piccadilly as a postilion at a local inn. wikipedia.org
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volante
▪ I. ‖ volante (voˈlante) [Sp.: see volant a.] A two-wheeled covered carriage drawn by a horse ridden by a postilion (freq. with another horse attached at the side), used in Spanish countries. Mod. examples refer chiefly to Cuba.1791 J. Townsend Journ. Spain (1792) I. 105 You pay for a volanté with ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Champlain River
René Beaudoin, «375e anniversaire du nom de Champlain» (375th anniversary of Champlain's name), Le Postillon de Champlain (The Postilion of Champlain), Jean-Pierre Chartier, «Les caprices d'une rivière» (The vagaries of a river), Le Postillon de Champlain (The Postilion of Champlain), Champlain, Champlain wikipedia.org
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S /postilion - WordReference.com 英汉词典
复合形式： 英语: 中文: a stone's throw n noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.: figurative, informal (short distance): 掷石可及的距离 ...
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Jacquet (game)
Once the postilion is in place, the rest may move forward. Postilion. The first of the fifteen men of each player is the postilion or courier. It is placed on the tip of each point. wikipedia.org
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The Postman from Longjumeau
In eighteenth-century France, a Postilion from Longjumeau is summoned by Madame de Pompadour to sing in her opera company, forcing him to be separated wikipedia.org
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Landau (carriage)
There would usually be a separate raised open coachman's upholstered bench-seat, but a landau could be postilion-driven, and there was usually a separate Unlike the earlier State Landaus, it is postilion-driven. wikipedia.org
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