postillon
See also: Postillon
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian postiglione.
Pronunciation
Noun
postillon m (plural postillons)
- (historical) postman (courier who rides post)
- postilion
- (historical) a French-style hat worn by the postal workers
- (colloquial) spittle (drop of saliva)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “postillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian postiglione.
Noun
postillon m (plural postillons)
- postilion (horse driver)
- 1560, Clement Marot, Œuvres de Clement Marot
- Là vint un postillion
Qui m'aportoit guillon
- Là vint un postillion
- 1560, Clement Marot, Œuvres de Clement Marot
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