postableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊstəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊstəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post v.², -able suffix.

Etymology: < post v.² + -able suffix.The word cited as postable in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. (1818) (and following him in some other dictionaries) from Mountague is corrected in the latter's Errata to portable : 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia vi. 58 Devotion doth by degrees teach us to make our peace Postable [Errata p. 58. l. 23. r. portable] upon all the tides of fortune.It is not clear whether quot. 1867 refers to this in some way, as Bonnell does not gloss or illustrate the words which he deprecates.

rare.

Capable of being posted, suitable for posting.

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society > communication > correspondence > letter > mail > [adjective] > mailable

mailable1818

postable1867

1867 J. M. Bonnell Man. Art Prose Composition 32 (table) Words rejected by good writers, though properly formed... Postable—portable.

1926 Glasgow Herald 23 Mar. 9/1 The £40 limitation is wholly inadequate for jewellers and others, whose goods, though of ‘postable’ dimensions, are of considerable value.

1939 Times 21 Dec. 1/4 All postable presents from Heal's sent post free to addresses in Gt. Britain.

2004 Westside News (Austral.) (Nexis) 22 Sept. A lot of the toys are postable, so you can walk in and select your gift then send it straight away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postable
释义	postableadj. Brit. /ˈpəʊstəbl/, U.S. /ˈpoʊstəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post v.², -able suffix. Etymology: < post v.² + -able suffix.The word cited as postable in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. (1818) (and following him in some other dictionaries) from Mountague is corrected in the latter's Errata to portable : 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia vi. 58 Devotion doth by degrees teach us to make our peace Postable [Errata p. 58. l. 23. r. portable] upon all the tides of fortune.It is not clear whether quot. 1867 refers to this in some way, as Bonnell does not gloss or illustrate the words which he deprecates. rare. Capable of being posted, suitable for posting. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > mail > [adjective] > mailable mailable1818 postable1867 1867 J. M. Bonnell Man. Art Prose Composition 32 (table) Words rejected by good writers, though properly formed... Postable—portable. 1926 Glasgow Herald 23 Mar. 9/1 The £40 limitation is wholly inadequate for jewellers and others, whose goods, though of ‘postable’ dimensions, are of considerable value. 1939 Times 21 Dec. 1/4 All postable presents from Heal's sent post free to addresses in Gt. Britain. 2004 Westside News (Austral.) (Nexis) 22 Sept. A lot of the toys are postable, so you can walk in and select your gift then send it straight away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1867
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