field postcardn.

Brit.

/ˈfiːld ˌpəʊs(t)kɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈfil(d) ˌpoʊs(t)kɑrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: field post n.², card n.², field n.¹, postcard n.

Etymology: Originally < field post n.² + card n.², after German Feldpostkarte (1870 or earlier); subsequently reinterpreted as < field n.¹ + postcard n.

Now historical.

A postcard designed for use by soldiers in the field; a postcard of a type sent by a soldier in the field. Also in extended use.

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1872 Stamp-collector's Mag. 10 31/1 We are glad to find that The Phil. Journal..agrees with us about the German field-post cards.

1885 Illustr. Naval & Mil. Mag. 2 Mar. 210/2 The proportions of the different commodities with which the wagon is loaded are as follows: twelve to fifteen kilos of chocolate;..1,000 sheets of note-paper and field postcards; [etc.].

1916 T. E. Lawrence Let. 14 Dec. in Home Lett. (1954) 332 This is not a letter: only a substitute for a field post card.

1939 Times 29 June 16/1 A sort of ‘field postcard’ would be available on which the children or adult evacuees would be able to inform their parents or relatives where they were.

2003 C. Zilboorg Richard Aldington & H.D. 54 (caption) At critical times..no correspondence was allowed except for field postcards such as this one, in which a soldier crossed out sentences he did not want.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	field postcard
释义	field postcardn. Brit. /ˈfiːld ˌpəʊs(t)kɑːd/, U.S. /ˈfil(d) ˌpoʊs(t)kɑrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: field post n.², card n.², field n.¹, postcard n. Etymology: Originally < field post n.² + card n.², after German Feldpostkarte (1870 or earlier); subsequently reinterpreted as < field n.¹ + postcard n. Now historical. A postcard designed for use by soldiers in the field; a postcard of a type sent by a soldier in the field. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1872 Stamp-collector's Mag. 10 31/1 We are glad to find that The Phil. Journal..agrees with us about the German field-post cards. 1885 Illustr. Naval & Mil. Mag. 2 Mar. 210/2 The proportions of the different commodities with which the wagon is loaded are as follows: twelve to fifteen kilos of chocolate;..1,000 sheets of note-paper and field postcards; [etc.]. 1916 T. E. Lawrence Let. 14 Dec. in Home Lett. (1954) 332 This is not a letter: only a substitute for a field post card. 1939 Times 29 June 16/1 A sort of ‘field postcard’ would be available on which the children or adult evacuees would be able to inform their parents or relatives where they were. 2003 C. Zilboorg Richard Aldington & H.D. 54 (caption) At critical times..no correspondence was allowed except for field postcards such as this one, in which a soldier crossed out sentences he did not want. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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