postillion
- a variation of postilion.
Example Sentences
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Conrad's band plays "Hearts and Flowers" and Alexander Boss, the Newport, R. I., policeman who plays postillion on William H. Vanderbilt's coach, renders "Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" and "Pop Goes the Weasel."
From Time Magazine Archive
By a fortunate chance the postillion left the usual route at 33 Balbec, and pursued what appeared to be a bye-road through the grain-fields and vineyards for twenty or twenty-five miles.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
Volante, vō-lan′te, n. a two-wheeled covered vehicle with long shafts, with a chaise-body hung before the axle, driven by a postillion.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
On our return the postillion had departed without us; he left word that he expected to meet us on the road.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas
At Noè, whilst our postillion waited, we walked into the forest of pines; it was a scene of enchantment, where every sound and sight contributed to charm.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas
