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Definition of Post chaise
1. Noun. Closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail.
Definition of Post chaise
1. Noun. A horse-drawn carriage, closed and with four wheels, historically used to transport mail and passengers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Post Chaise
Literary usage of Post chaise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1854)
"... post-chaise and a pair of horses, which landed t!n>m at the King's Arms.
The Colonel delighted in post-chaising—the rapid transit through the country ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"This post-chaise was spoken much about by my learned friend ; as if a post- chaise
was an engine of torment, as a pillory, or a pair of stocks, ..."
3. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1844)
"Sieyes and Ducos had a post-chaise and six horses in waiting at the gate of St.
Cloud. Many other persons, preparing, in case of check, to betake them- ..."
4. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie (1809)
"As soon as I received it, I took a post chaise, and reached Canterbury by three,
and my home about tea time. I have nothing particular to add, and so adieu. ..."
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