| 单词 | special delivery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspecial delivery special delivery n. delivery of a letter or package within a guaranteed period, or outside normal hours, on payment of an additional fee; an item of mail, etc., delivered under these terms. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > types of service printed paper1553 letter post1660 penny post1680 general post1687 parcel post1790 penny postage1798 twopenny post1811 twopenny1818 printed matter1836 parcel delivery1837 bangy1842 book post1848 special delivery1865 V.P.P.1888 express delivery1891 rural free delivery1891 certified mail1955 recorded delivery1960 Mailgram1969 freepost1970 1865 R. Bond Bk. Information Railway Travellers 189 In London cab fares are invariably charged in cases of special delivery. 1886 I. M. Rittenhouse Jrnl. 3 Feb. in Maud (1939) xi. 368 Eliza brought me a special delivery letter from my good boy. 1904 Harper's Mag. Feb. 462/2 And what a lucky chance that brought me a ‘special delivery’. 1932 E. Ferber Glamour in They brought their Women (1933) 14 Miss Fayne..saw a particularly lurid one marked air mail, special delivery, urgent, postmarked Cincinnati. 1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon xii. 256 A letter marked in one place ‘Special Delivery’, and in another, ‘Recorded Delivery’. 2012 Your Chickens Apr. 35/2 Do not be tempted to go for a cheaper 1st class option; always use Special Delivery. < as lemmas |
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