post-chariotn.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊs(t)tʃarɪət/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊs(t)ˌtʃɛriət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, chariot n.

Etymology: < post n.³ + chariot n.

Now historical.

A light four-wheeled carriage used for carrying mail and passengers, and differing from a post-chaise chiefly in having a driver's seat in front.

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 > with seat for driver

post-chariot1609

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1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxix. xv. 375 Messala..mounted her into a swift post-chariot [L. eam iudiciali carpento inpositam], and with a maine pace rode away.

1664 H. Oldenburg Let. 1 Sept. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) II. 312 You may..expect a further relation concerning the post-chariot in France, how they now practise it all over that Country, running with it from Paris to Bourdeaux in 4½ dayes.

1758 E. Carter Let. 30 May in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) I. 423 Miss Deane got into a post-chariot at Canterbury.

1762 O. Goldsmith Life R. Nash 49 He usually travelled to Tunbridge, in a post chariot and six greys, with out-riders.

1828 J. R. Planché Descr. Danube 69 The sight of a post-chariot whirling along.

1894 Dict. National Biogr. XL. 100/2 He habitually travelled in a post chariot, drawn by six greys, with outriders, footmen, and French horns.

1954 K. Feiling Warren Hastings vi. 55 His coachmaker's bills tell us that his post-chariot was chaste and expensive.

1995 E. A. Davis Sci. in Making I. iv. 152 One [newspaper] describes in graphic detail the effects of a [lightning] strike on a post-chariot.

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

单词	post-chariot
释义	post-chariotn. Brit. /ˈpəʊs(t)tʃarɪət/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌtʃɛriət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, chariot n. Etymology: < post n.³ + chariot n. Now historical. A light four-wheeled carriage used for carrying mail and passengers, and differing from a post-chaise chiefly in having a driver's seat in front. 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 > with seat for driver post-chariot1609 chariot1661 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxix. xv. 375 Messala..mounted her into a swift post-chariot [L. eam iudiciali carpento inpositam], and with a maine pace rode away. 1664 H. Oldenburg Let. 1 Sept. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) II. 312 You may..expect a further relation concerning the post-chariot in France, how they now practise it all over that Country, running with it from Paris to Bourdeaux in 4½ dayes. 1758 E. Carter Let. 30 May in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) I. 423 Miss Deane got into a post-chariot at Canterbury. 1762 O. Goldsmith Life R. Nash 49 He usually travelled to Tunbridge, in a post chariot and six greys, with out-riders. 1828 J. R. Planché Descr. Danube 69 The sight of a post-chariot whirling along. 1894 Dict. National Biogr. XL. 100/2 He habitually travelled in a post chariot, drawn by six greys, with outriders, footmen, and French horns. 1954 K. Feiling Warren Hastings vi. 55 His coachmaker's bills tell us that his post-chariot was chaste and expensive. 1995 E. A. Davis Sci. in Making I. iv. 152 One [newspaper] describes in graphic detail the effects of a [lightning] strike on a post-chariot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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