| 单词 | postal card |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspostal card postal card n. [compare French carte postale (1872)] = postcard n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > card > [noun] card1596 message card1746 birthday card1797 view card1822 acceptance1837 Easter card1842 wedding-cards1847 comic1860 postcard1869 letter card1870 postal card1870 pc1876 postal1877 note-card1884 photo card1890 greeting-card1898 picture postcard1899 seaside postcard1955 sympathy card1967 1870 Athenaeum 15 Oct. 497/1 A system of postal cards has been established: these are of a certain size—about that of an ordinary envelope, and must not weigh more than three grammes. 1873 Chicago Tribune 17 Apr. 4/1 Postal cards, which have been used with great favor in England and Canada for a long time, will be introduced in this country on the first of next month. 1950 Chicago Tribune 9 Jan. II. 1/2 Hand-writing experts at county fairs gave exhibitions of writing the Twenty-third Psalm and the Lord's prayer on a postal card. 2003 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 1 Nov. 11 Because postal cards could be mailed for much less than the normal letter rate, they soon became a hit with the general public. < as lemmas |
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