单词 | a chaise and pair, four, six |
释义 | > as lemmasa chaise and pair, four, six c. to take chaise: to use a chaise as a means of conveyance. a chaise and pair, four, six: a chaise drawn by a pair, four, six horses. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > strong, for travelling > chaise or post-chaise > drawn by specific horses a chaise and pair, four, six1713 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 21. 139 That gay thing that flies along the Road in a Chaise and Six. 1718 J. Addison Remarks Italy (ed. 2) 16 From Genoa we took Chaise for Milan. 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace i. i. 158 The Poor..run..They know not whither..in a Chaise and one. 1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 9 To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Islington, All in a chaise and pair. < as lemmas |
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