- postilions
- pos·til·i·on || pə'stɪlɪən n. messenger, postal rider, one who rides on a mail carriage
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Postilion — NOTOC A postilion (or postillion, occasionally Anglicized to post boy ) rider was the driver of a horse drawn coach or post chaise, mounted on one of the drawing horses. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/postillion Definition of postillion by… … Wikipedia
post horn — noun wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries • Hypernyms: ↑wind instrument, ↑wind * * * noun Etymology: post (IV) : a simple straight or coiled brass or copper wind instrument with cupped mouthpiece used especially by… … Useful english dictionary
Travels through France and Italy — is travel literature by Tobias Smollett published in 1766.After suffering the loss of his only child, 15 year old Elizabeth, in April of 1763, Smollett left England in June of that year. Together with his wife, he traveled across France to Nice.… … Wikipedia
Post horn — German postbox with post horn logo (old logo bottom, new logo top) Post horn … Wikipedia
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough — and 1st Earl of Monmouth, KG, PC (1658 – 25 October 1735) was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, and his wife Elizabet … Wikipedia
Coach (carriage) — The Gold State Coach of the British monarch A coach was originally a large, usually closed, four wheeled carriage with two or more horses harnessed as a team, controlled by a coachman and/or one or more postilions. It had doors in the sides, with … Wikipedia
Éclaireurs of the Guard (Napoleon I) — The Éclaireurs of the Guard ( fr. Éclaireurs de la Garde) was a Corps of cavalry scouts of the French Imperial Guard, which included three cavalry regiments created by Napoleon when he reorganised the Imperial Guard following the disaster of the… … Wikipedia
My postillion has been struck by lightning — This English etching from 1793 shows a postillion mounted on the front left horse My postillion has been struck by lightning , Our postillion has been struck by lightning , and other variations on the same pattern, are often given as examples of… … Wikipedia
Stafette, die — Die Stafétte, plur. die en, aus dem Ital. Stafetta, Franz. Estavette, Span. Estafete, eine Anstalt, da durch einen geschwinde reitenden Postilion, welcher außerordentlich abgeschickt wird, ein oder mehrere Briefe zur nächsten Station überbracht… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton — Duke and Duchess of Cambridge waving to the crowd at the Mall sh … Wikipedia
