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postillion (複数形 postillions)

1. Alternative spelling of postilion
   • 1838, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Duty and Inclination, volume III, London: Henry Colburn, page 295:

     So saying, he ordered the postillion to the horses' heads, there to await his return.

   • 1842, Nikolai Gogol, translated by D. J. Hogarth, Dead Souls‎^[1]:

     Barouches with gleaming lamps, a couple of gendarmes posted before the doors, a babel of postillions’ cries—nothing...