postiler, postiller (postiler)

[ Shew yourselves skilful workmen, such as have been brought up not only in morals of the heathen, subtilties of schoolmen, sentences and conceits of postillers ,... but in the wholesome word of faith. S. Ward , Sermons, p. 38. It hath been observed by many holy writers, commonly delivered by postillers and commentators. Sir T. Browne . postilion (pos-til'yon), n. [Formerly also pos tillion , post ill on , post ill on (= Sp. post ill on = Pg . postilhão = It. postiglione ), a postilion, poste , post: see post2 , n.] 1. A post-boy; one who rides a post-horse; a guide or forerunner. Albeit you be upon an Island, and I now upon the Continent (tho' the lowest part of Europe), yet those swift Postilions , my Thoughts, find you out daily and bring you unto me. Howell, Letters, I. i. 8. 2. One who rides the near horse of the leaders when four or more horses are used in a carriage or post-chaise, or who rides the near horse when one pair only is used and there is no driver on the box. The coachman, however, did not drive all six, one of the leaders being always ridden by a postilion . J. Ashton , Social Life in Reign of Queen Anne, II. 173. A 3. Same as postilion - basque. postilion-basque (pos-til'yon-bask), n. woman's basque having its skirt cut at the back into short square tabs or coat-tails, after the fashion of a postilion's coat. postilion-belt (pos-til'yon-belt), n. A leather belt with a large buckle, worn by ladies about 1860. post i lione (pos-til'yon-es), n. [ At Vik, where we found the same simple and honest race of people, we parted with the postil lione and with our host of Kettbo. B. Taylor , Northern Travels, p. 423. postilizeł (pos'til-īz), v. t . [ postil + -ize .] Postil i zing the whole doctrine of Duns Scotus. The wretch, to nought but his ambition true, Who, for the sake of filling with one blast The post horns of all Europe, lays her waste. IMG:content-0720.png:[blocks in formation] priate or in false taste. Also postique. posticous (pos-tīʻkus), a. [L. posticus, posticus, hinder, back: see postic.] In bot., hinder; back. ( a ) In an inflorescence, posterior; toward the axis. (b) Extrorse: said of an adnate anther, the stamen being regarded as facing the axis.