post chaise

noun

a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Origin of post chaise

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby post chaise

postcard, postcava, postcentral area, postcentral gyrus, postcentral sulcus, post chaise, postcibal, postclassical, postcode, postcode discrimination, postcode lottery

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Example sentences from the Web for post chaise

He took his departure, and soon fell asleep in his post-chaise, wrapped up in thick fur.
Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road|William Pitt Lennox
The man went, and Mrs. Wilkinson sat silent in the post-chaise for a quarter of an hour.
The Bertrams|Anthony Trollope
"They have sent Oscar back to you in a post-chaise," he cried, in a tone of satisfaction, though in truth he felt inwardly uneasy.
A Start in Life|Honore de Balzac
Did the naval lieutenant, while the others were at church, dash up in a post-chaise and carry her off?
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green|Jerome K. Jerome

At last the chest was packed, and lashed on behind the post-chaise.
A Voyage round the World|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for post chaise

post chaise

noun

a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn coach used as a rapid means for transporting mail and passengers in the 18th and 19th centuries

Word Origin for post chaise

C18: from post ³ + chaise

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单词	post chaise
释义	post chaise noun a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Origin of post chaise First recorded in 1705–15 Words nearby post chaise postcard, postcava, postcentral area, postcentral gyrus, postcentral sulcus, post chaise, postcibal, postclassical, postcode, postcode discrimination, postcode lottery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for post chaise He took his departure, and soon fell asleep in his post-chaise, wrapped up in thick fur. Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road\|William Pitt Lennox The man went, and Mrs. Wilkinson sat silent in the post-chaise for a quarter of an hour. The Bertrams\|Anthony Trollope "They have sent Oscar back to you in a post-chaise," he cried, in a tone of satisfaction, though in truth he felt inwardly uneasy. A Start in Life\|Honore de Balzac Did the naval lieutenant, while the others were at church, dash up in a post-chaise and carry her off? Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green\|Jerome K. Jerome At last the chest was packed, and lashed on behind the post-chaise. A Voyage round the World\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for post chaise post chaise noun a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn coach used as a rapid means for transporting mail and passengers in the 18th and 19th centuries Word Origin for post chaise C18: from post ³ + chaise Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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