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单词 parly
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parlyn.

Brit. /ˈpɑːli/, U.S. /ˈpɑrli/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: parliamentary train n. at parliamentary adj. and n. Compounds.
Etymology: Shortened < parliamentary train n. at parliamentary adj. and n. Compounds (compare -y suffix6).
colloquial. Now historical.
More fully parly train. A parliamentary train (see parliamentary adj. and n. Compounds).
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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > passenger train > types of
parliamentary train1845
excursion-train1849
parliamentary1854
parly1855
corridor train1892
trip-train1894
railmotor1903
railbus1932
mystery train1933
pool passenger train1934
Skybus1963
pay-train1968
1855 G. A. Sala in Househ. Words 2 June 416/2 I make my journey in the poor man's carriage—the ‘parly’, or third class. In that humble ‘parly’ train..is much more railway poetry than in the more aristocratic compartments.
1871 G. MacDonald At Back of North Wind xiv. 146 ‘There's an animal for you, as strong as a church; an' 'll go like a train, leastways a parly,’ he added, correcting himself.
1898 W. P. Ridge Three Women & Mr. Frank Cardwell 10 Frank Cardwell was off to London by the parly in the morning.
1985 P. N. Townend Colour of Steam IV. (LNER Pacifics) 26 (caption) No. 60523 Sun Castle passing Holloway on a parly to Peterborough.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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