- A
postilion or
postillion is a
person who
rides a
harnessed horse that is
pulling a horse-drawn
vehicle such as a coach,
rather than
driving from behind...
- centuries. The word
postillion may
occur in its
alternative spelling postilion.
Although various forms of the
sentence are
widely cited, the
exact wording...
-
carriage usually drawn by two or more
horses controlled by a coachman, a
postilion, or both. A
coach has
doors in its
sides and a
front and a back seat inside...
-
driven from the box seat
using two or four
horses (though it can also be
postilion driven with the box seat removed).
Along with
several other Royal state...
- wheels, sat two to four persons, and was
drawn by two or four horses. A
postilion rode on the near-side (left,
nearest the roadside)
horse of a pair or...
- four p****engers, it may be
drawn at a walk by six or more
horses with
postilions, or be
driven by two or more horses. The term is also used to indicate...
-
before the rest are moved; this man is the 'courier' or '
postilion' (postillon). Once the
postilion is in place, the rest may move forward. The goal of the...
- the
arrival or
departure of a post
rider or mail coach. It was used by
postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries. The post horn is
sometimes confused with...
-
raised open coachman's
upholstered bench-seat, but a
landau could be
postilion-driven, and
there was
usually a
separate groom's seat,
sprung above and...
- Empire, the
upper classes would use a
troika driven by a livery-clad
postilion.[clarification needed]
Decorated troikas were po****r in
major religious...
