pillion

[ pil-yuhn ]

/ ˈpɪl yən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pillion ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman.

a pad, cushion, saddle, or the like, used as a passenger seat on a bicycle, motor scooter, etc.

a passenger's saddle or seat behind the driver's seat on a motorcycle.

Origin of pillion

1495–1505; <Scots Gaelic pillinn or Irish pillín, diminutive of peall skin, rug blanket, MIr pell<Latin pellis skin

Words nearby pillion

pill beetle, pillbox, pill bug, pillhead, pillie, pillion, pilliwinks, pillock, pillory, pillow, pillow block

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Example sentences from the Web for pillion

"I come with pony and pillion," said the visiter as she was assisted to the ground, and bustled into the parlour.
Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2)|John P. Kennedy
There was necessarily a great waste of time in getting the pillion on Sweetbriar.
Dulcibel|Henry Peterson
Before that time ladies chiefly rode on horseback, either single on their palfreys, or double, behind some person on a pillion.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844|Various
They were just going over the hill,—Jamie, with Margaret on the pillion, and Mr. Nathaniel along-side.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864|Various

That broad back carried, however, most comfortably a side-saddle or a pillion.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for pillion

pillion

/ (ˈpɪljən) /

noun

a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc

adverb

on a pillionto ride pillion

Word Origin for pillion

C16: from Gaelic; compare Scottish pillean, Irish pillīn couch; related to Latin pellis skin

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单词	pillion
释义	pillion [ pil-yuhn ] / ˈpɪl yən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pillion ON THESAURUS.COM noun a pad or cushion attached behind a saddle, especially as a seat for a woman. a pad, cushion, saddle, or the like, used as a passenger seat on a bicycle, motor scooter, etc. a passenger's saddle or seat behind the driver's seat on a motorcycle. Origin of pillion 1495–1505; <Scots Gaelic pillinn or Irish pillín, diminutive of peall skin, rug blanket, MIr pell<Latin pellis skin Words nearby pillion pill beetle, pillbox, pill bug, pillhead, pillie, pillion, pilliwinks, pillock, pillory, pillow, pillow block Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pillion "I come with pony and pillion," said the visiter as she was assisted to the ground, and bustled into the parlour. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2)\|John P. Kennedy There was necessarily a great waste of time in getting the pillion on Sweetbriar. Dulcibel\|Henry Peterson Before that time ladies chiefly rode on horseback, either single on their palfreys, or double, behind some person on a pillion. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844\|Various They were just going over the hill,—Jamie, with Margaret on the pillion, and Mr. Nathaniel along-side. The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864\|Various That broad back carried, however, most comfortably a side-saddle or a pillion. Customs and Fashions in Old New England\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for pillion pillion / (ˈpɪljən) / noun a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc adverb on a pillionto ride pillion Word Origin for pillion C16: from Gaelic; compare Scottish pillean, Irish pillīn couch; related to Latin pellis skin 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 Words related to pillion seat, howdah, packsaddle
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pillion

noun

Origin of pillion

Words nearby pillion

Example sentences from the Web for pillion

British Dictionary definitions for pillion

noun

adverb

Word Origin for pillion

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