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chaise
(encz) | chaise,druh kočáru Zdeněk Brož |
Chaise
(gcide) | Chaise \Chaise\ (sh[=a]z), n. [F. chaise seat, or chair, chaise
or carriage, for chaire, from a peculiar Parisian
pronunciation. See Chair.]
1. A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top,
and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces.
It is usually drawn by one horse.
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2. Loosely, a carriage in general. --Cowper.
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chaise
(wn) | chaise
n 1: a long chair; for reclining [syn: chaise longue,
chaise, daybed]
2: a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn
by a single horse [syn: chaise, shay] |
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chaise longue
(encz) | chaise longue, |
chaise lounge
(encz) | chaise lounge, |
lachaise
(encz) | Lachaise, |
post chaise
(encz) | post chaise,dostavník Zdeněk Brož |
Chaise
(gcide) | Chaise \Chaise\ (sh[=a]z), n. [F. chaise seat, or chair, chaise
or carriage, for chaire, from a peculiar Parisian
pronunciation. See Chair.]
1. A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top,
and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces.
It is usually drawn by one horse.
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2. Loosely, a carriage in general. --Cowper.
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Pony chaise
(gcide) | Pony \Po"ny\, n.; pl. Ponies. [Written also poney.] [Gael.
ponaidh.]
1. A small horse.
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2. Twenty-five pounds sterling. [Slang, Eng.]
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3. A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting
lessons; a crib; a trot. [College Cant]
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4. A small glass of beer. [Slang]
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Pony chaise, a light, low chaise, drawn by a pony or a pair
of ponies.
Pony engine, a small locomotive for switching cars from one
track to another. [U.S.]
Pony truck (Locomotive Engine), a truck which has only two
wheels.
Pony truss (Bridge Building), a truss which has so little
height that overhead bracing can not be used.
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Post chaise
(gcide) | Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses
were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.
positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See Position, and cf.
Post a pillar.]
1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;
a station. Specifically:
(a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established
for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on
some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.
(b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a
body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such
a station.
(c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is
limited.
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2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,
one who is employed by the government to carry letters and
parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter
carrier; a postman.
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In certain places there be always fresh posts, to
carry that further which is brought unto them by the
other. --Abp. Abbot.
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I fear my Julia would not deign my lines,
Receiving them from such a worthless post. --Shak.
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3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or
station to another; especially, the governmental system in
any country for carrying and distributing letters and
parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by
which the mail is transported.
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I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,
which I should not care to hazard by the common
post. --Pope.
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4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.
[Obs.] "In post he came." --Shak.
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5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal
station. [Obs.]
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He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then
called, post, for several years. --Palfrey.
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6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or
emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.
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The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.
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7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under
Paper.
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Post and pair, an old game at cards, in which each player a
hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.
Post bag, a mail bag.
Post bill, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.
Post chaise, or Post coach, a carriage usually with four
wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.
Post day, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.
Post hackney, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.
Post horn, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a
carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.
Post horse, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the
post.
Post hour, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.
Post office.
(a) An office under governmental superintendence, where
letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are
received and distributed; a place appointed for
attending to all business connected with the mail.
(b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.
Postoffice order. See Money order, under Money.
Post road, or Post route, a road or way over which the
mail is carried.
Post town.
(a) A town in which post horses are kept.
(b) A town in which a post office is established by law.
To ride post, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from
place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little
delay as possible.
To travel post, to travel, as a post does, by relays of
horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses
are attached at each stopping place.
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archaise
(wn) | archaise
v 1: give an archaic appearance of character to; "archaized
craftwork" [syn: archaize, archaise] |
chaise longue
(wn) | chaise longue
n 1: a long chair; for reclining [syn: chaise longue,
chaise, daybed] |
gaston lachaise
(wn) | Gaston Lachaise
n 1: United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large
nude figures (1882-1935) [syn: Lachaise, {Gaston
Lachaise}] |
lachaise
(wn) | Lachaise
n 1: United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large
nude figures (1882-1935) [syn: Lachaise, {Gaston
Lachaise}] |
post chaise
(wn) | post chaise
n 1: closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used
to transport passengers and mail |
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