post chaise en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpəʊstʃeɪz/
Meanings
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(historical) An enclosed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels, used to transport mail and passengers.
She had lately remitted the trespass of a stage-coachman, who had overturned her post-chaise into a ditch;
1749, Henry Fielding, chapter IX, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| post-chaise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| post chaises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi postivaunu (a horse-drawn carriage, closed and with four-wheels) · de Postkutsche (a horse-drawn carriage, closed and with four-wheels) · ro poștalion (a horse-drawn carriage, closed and with four-wheels)