postage stamp

noun

a small gummed label issued by postal authorities that can be affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid.

Also called stamp.

Origin of postage stamp

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby postage stamp

post, postadrenalectomy syndrome, postage, postage due stamp, postage meter, postage stamp, postal, postal card, postal code, postal note, postal order

Definition for postage stamp (2 of 2)

postage-stamp

[ poh-stij-stamp ]

/ ˈpoʊ stɪdʒˌstæmp /

adjective Informal.

of very small area or size: a postage-stamp bikini.

Origin of postage-stamp

First recorded in 1960–65

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Example sentences from the Web for postage stamp

Bob Larson was raised in McCook, Nebraska, a postage-stamp town of around 7,000 people and 23 churches.
My $295 Skype Exorcism|Scott Bixby|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It enlarges rapidly from a postage-stamp to a playing-card; to a punt and last a pontoon.
With The Night Mail|Rudyard Kipling
How big do you think a postage-stamp is, in inches—a five dollar bill?
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes|Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The boy who sent the postage-stamp to the Calabrian is the one who pleases me best of all.
Cuore (Heart)|Edmondo De Amicis

I feel it in my bones, and I bet you a postage-stamp it will be my fault.
Six Girls|Fannie Belle Irving
The fort of Malmaison was a minute square, not as large as a postage-stamp.
High Adventure|James Norman Hall

British Dictionary definitions for postage stamp

postage stamp

noun

a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid

a mark directly printed or embossed on an envelope, postcard, etc, serving the same function

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

单词	postage stamp
释义	postage stamp noun a small gummed label issued by postal authorities that can be affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid. Also called stamp. Origin of postage stamp First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby postage stamp post, postadrenalectomy syndrome, postage, postage due stamp, postage meter, postage stamp, postal, postal card, postal code, postal note, postal order Definition for postage stamp (2 of 2) postage-stamp [ poh-stij-stamp ] / ˈpoʊ stɪdʒˌstæmp / adjective Informal. of very small area or size: a postage-stamp bikini. Origin of postage-stamp First recorded in 1960–65 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for postage stamp Bob Larson was raised in McCook, Nebraska, a postage-stamp town of around 7,000 people and 23 churches. My $295 Skype Exorcism\|Scott Bixby\|February 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It enlarges rapidly from a postage-stamp to a playing-card; to a punt and last a pontoon. With The Night Mail\|Rudyard Kipling How big do you think a postage-stamp is, in inches—a five dollar bill? What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes\|Dorothy Canfield Fisher The boy who sent the postage-stamp to the Calabrian is the one who pleases me best of all. Cuore (Heart)\|Edmondo De Amicis I feel it in my bones, and I bet you a postage-stamp it will be my fault. Six Girls\|Fannie Belle Irving The fort of Malmaison was a minute square, not as large as a postage-stamp. High Adventure\|James Norman Hall British Dictionary definitions for postage stamp postage stamp noun a printed paper label with a gummed back for attaching to mail as an official indication that the required postage has been paid a mark directly printed or embossed on an envelope, postcard, etc, serving the same function 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
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