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I had pouted myself at hit door the whole moruing. 
Uoldmrith, Citizen of the World, xxx. 
To discharge cannon against an army In which a king l> 
known to bejMM U to approach pretty near to regicide. 
Macaulay. 
post 
a sentry at hisjiont; specifically, the place where 
a body of troops is stationed ; a military station. 
The waters rise every where upon the surface of the earth ; 
which new post when they had once seized on they would 
never quit. T. Burnet, Theory of the Earth. 
The squadrons among which Regtilus rode showed the 
greatest activity in retreating before the French, and were 
dislodged from urn- post and another which they occupied 
with perfect alacrity on their part. 
Thackeray, Vanity Fair, xxxii. 
Uncle Venner, who had studied the world at street-cor- , 
ners, and at other posts equally well adapted for just ob- 3. To send or convey by or as by means of 
servation, was as ready to give out his wisdom as a town- post-horses pOStablet ( pos ta-bl), a. 
postaxial 
in mollusks, tin- pustunal purt or region of the 
body; in asciilians. the prolongation of the ab- 
domen beyond the alimentary canal. The tuil 
of a scorpion, or the telsou of a king-crab, is a 
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, ill. n ">d the abdomen proper; pertaining to the 
The swiftest harts have potted you by land : 
And winds of all the corners klss'd your sails, 
To make your vessel nimble. 
Shot., Cymbellne, ii. 4. 27. 
.. , [< posft, r., + -oM,.] 
Capable of being posted or carried. [Hare.] 
postacetabular (post-as-e-tab'u-lttr), a. [< L. 
pout, behind, + acetabulum, the socket of the 
hip-bone : see acttabulur, acetabuliim, 2. } Hitu- 
pump to give water. " ~ Uaicthorne, Seven Gables, ii. 
2. The occupants, collectively, of a military 
station; a garrison. 3. Hence, a subdivision 
of the organization of veteran soldiers and - . . 
sailors called the Grand Army of the Republic 4. In bookkeeping, to carry (accounts or items) ate d behind the acetabulum or cotyloid cavity 
(which see, under republic). 4. An office or from the jourual'to the ledger; make the requi- of the hip-bone. 
employment; a position of service, trust, or site entries in, as a ledger, for showing a true POSt-act (post'akt), n. An after-act; an act 
emolument; an appointment ; a position. state of affairs : often followed by up. 6. To done after a particular time. 
supply with information up to date; put in pos- post-adjutant (post-aj'$-tant), See aaju- 
session of needed intelligence; inform; com- '""' 
When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway 
The post of honour Is a private station. 
Addison, Cato, Iv. 4. 
Unpaid, untrammelled, with a sweet disdain 
Refusing pouts men grovel to attain. 
Lowell, To Q. W. Curtis. 
6. One of a series of fixed stations, as on a given 
route or line of travel. 
Thence with all convenient speed to Rome, . . . 
With memorandum book for ev'ry town 
And ev'ry post. Cowper, Progress of Error, 1. S74. 
And there thro' twenty potts of telegraph 
They flash'd a saucy message to and fro 
Between the mimic stations. 
Tmnyton, Princess, Prol. 
6. One who travels through fixed stations on 
a given route, to carry messages, letters, pa- 
pers, etc. ; a postman ; hence, in general, a mes- 
senger. 
What good news hast thou brought me, gentle pott! 
Bean, and Fl., Coxcomb, iv. B. 
He was also dispatching a Pout lately for Spain ; and the 
Post having received his Packet, and kissed his Hands, he 
called him back. Uotrell, Letters, I. iil. S. 
7t. A post-horse. 
I have speeded hither with the very extremest inch of 
possibility ; I have foundered nine score and odd pvxt*. 
Shak., 2 Hen. IV., Iv. S. 40. 
8. An established system for the conveyance 
of letters, especially a governmental system ; 
the mail; the transmission of all the letters 
conveyed for the public at one time from one 
place to another; also, a post-office. 
He chides the tardiness of ev'ry pott, 
Pants to be told of battles won or lost. 
Coicper, Retirement, 1. 475. 
9f. Haste ; speed. Compare post-haste. 
As Ferardo went in ;*"'. so hee retourned in hast. 
Lyly, Euphues, Anat. of Wit, p. 82. 
The mayor towards Uuildhall hies him in all /.-'. 
Shak., Rich. III., iil. 5. 73. 
10. A size of writing-paper varying iu dimen- 
sions from 22i X l"i inches to 19 X 15J inches, 
and in weight from 25 to 7 pounds per ream : so 
called because its original water-mark was a 
postman's horn. E. H. Knight. lit. An old 
game of cards, in which the hands consisted 
of three cards, that one being the best which 
contained the highest pair royal, or, if none 
municate facts to: as, to be posted in history. Postage (poVtaj), n. [< post*,*., + -age.} If. 
[Colloq.]_To post offt.to put off carelessly; thrust Tlle ttct . f P** or K oil 'K by post; hence, 
aside. 
Thinking that of Intention to delude him, they posted 
the matter o/ so often. UaUuyt's Voyages, I. 247. 
I have not stopp'd mine e&rs to their demands, 
^ot posted off their suits with slow delays. 
Shalt., a Hen. VL, Iv. s. 40. 
= Svn. 1. To set, put, establish. 
II. in trans. 1. To travel with post-horses; 
hence, to travel rapidly; travel with speed; 
hasten away. 
Thou must i**t to Nottingham, 
As fast as thou can dree. 
Jiobin Hood and Queen Katherine (Child's Ballads, V. 313). 
Riding as fast as our horses could trot (for we had fresh 
horses almost thrise or foure times a day), we potted from 
morning till night. Ilakluyt's Voyayet, I. 65. 
Thousands at his bidding speed, 
And post o'er land ami ocean without rest. 
Miltiw. Sonnets, xlv. 
2. In the manege, to rise and sink on the sad- 
dle in accordance with the motion of the horse, 
especially when trotting. /;>. Diet. 
post- (post), adr. [An elliptical use of posft, w.] 
With post-horses; as a post; by post; hence, 
with speed; hastily: as, to ride pout ; to jour- 
ney post. 
I am a knight that took my journey post 
Northward from London. 
Beau, and Fl., Knight of Burning Pestle, iil. 4. 
Send him />' on errands 
A thousand miles. B. Jonsoti, Devil Is an Ass, I. 2. 
> be taken ]*>*t by you, at 
A journey of seventy miles 
your age, alone, unattended I 
Jane Austen, Northanger Abltey, xxvliL 
Post alone*, quite alone. Dories 
Her self left also she deemed 
Post aloan, and aoaly from woonted coompanye singled. 
Stanihlirtt, .Kneid, Iv. 492. 
To talk postt, to speak hastily. 
Twere no good manners to speak hastily to a gentle- 
woman, to talk post (as they say) to his mistress. 
Shirley, Love in a Maze, i. 1. 
ports (post), . l<pog p,a^.J Hasty ; hurried. P^^^j 8 '^- 1 "^^"- f= 
What should this fellow be, 1* the name of Heaven, 
That comes with such post business? 
Beau, and FL, Coxcomb, Iv. 6. 
passage; journey. 
The transient and skin deep pleasures that we fondly 
smack after In this postaye of life In this world. 
Feltham, Resolves, p. 277. 
2. The rate or charge levied on letters or other 
articles conveyed by post. 
" Never mind the postage, but write every day, you dear 
darling ' " said the impetuous and woolly-headed, but gen- 
erous and affectionate Miss Swartz. 
Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1. 
Postage currency. See currency. 
postage-stamp (pos'taj-stamp), . An official 
mark or stamp, either affixed to or embossed on 
letters, etc., sent through the mails, as evidence 
of the prepayment of postage. Also called 
jHtst-stamp. See stamp. 
postal (pos'tal), a. and H. [< F. poxtal = Pg. 
postal = It. 'poatnlc ; as poii ft. n., + -al.~\ I. 
a. Relating to the post or mails; belonging 
or pertaining to a mail service: as, ywwfn? ar- 
rangements; ]>oxtal regulations; postal service. 
Postal car, a railroad-car especially designed for carry- 
Ing mall. Postal card, a stamped official blank provid- 
ed by jHistal authorities for the writing and mailing of 
short messages at a less rite of |mstage than that required 
forordlnary letters. Called i<rf core/* in the United King- 
dom. -Postal note, In the jwstal system of the United 
States, a noto which, on the payment of a small fee. Is 
issued by a postmaster at one office, requiring the postmas- 
ter of any other money-order office to pay to the bearer a 
designated sum. less than five dollars, which the purchaser 
or remitter has deposited at the Issuing office. Also called 
post-note. Postal Order, in the United Kingdom, a note 
or order, similar to the postal note of the United States, 
but differing from this in being issued only for a fixed 
amount, which is printed on the order. Postal tube, a 
tubular case, made of strawboard or milllHiard, used for 
the transmission through the mails of any article requir- 
ing to be rolled up. Universal Postal Union, the sin- 
gle territory and administration for purposes of Interna- 
tional postal communication formed ny the countries and 
colonies which have become parties to the postal conven- 
tion of Bern In 1874, extended by the congress of l*arls In 
ls7S. 
II. . A postal card orpostal order. [Colloq.] 
contained a pair royal, the highest pair. post 3 t (post), p. a. [For posted, pp. of posft ,r. 
Xares. Also called pout and pair, and pink. 
Advance posts, positions in front of an army, occu- 
pied by detachments of troops for the purpose of keeping a 
watch upon the enemy's movements, to learn his position 
and strength, and, in case of an advance, to hold him in 
check until the main body is prepared for his attack. Par- 
cels post. See parcel. Penny post, a post or postal es- 
tablishment which conveys letters, etc., fora penny. The 
original penny post was set up in London about 1680 by 
William Itockwra and Robert Murray, for the conveyance 
to " 
fvov I \l*\*r)n /, f, 'i . [ i i >i i ' '.^ : ' i , I '[ ' ' 'I Jf'iaf . I . 
Cf. F. aposter, place for a bad purpose (= Sp. 
the 
ernment, a uniform rate of one penny per half-ounce for 
all places within the United Kingdom of (ireat Britain 
and Ireland was ordained by Parliament, August 17th. 
ISM, to take effect January 10th, 1840. This rate continued 
till 1871, when the minimum weight was increased to one 
ounce, which is now carried for one penny there being 
reduced rates for larger weights. Post adjutant. See 
adjutant. Post and pair*. See def. 11. 
If you cannot agree upon the game, to 1*1*1 and poire. 
Ueywood, Woman Killed with Kindness. 
At Post and Paire, or Slam, Tom Tuck would play 
This Christmas, but his want wherwith says nay. 
Herridt. Upon Tuck. 
Post folio. See/oWn, 4. Post fund. See /und'. Post 
surgeon. See surgeon. 
post 2 (post), r. [= D. posteren = 0. /m.i/ii n n 
as for an ornamental vase; also, a mounting 
for a bas-relief, large cameo, or the like, show- 
ing moldings in a sort of frame around the 
-, - -,. i -, -A principal piece. [Rare.] 
Pg.n>ostor,post . = It ;) x<nr < -, he in ambnsh). pogtanal (post-a'nal), a. [< L. post, behind 
< a (< L. ad, to) + poster station : see posft, r.] * + aHIIS an ' U8 . see , .-, & tuat i t^Miid the 
Suborned; hired to do what is wrong. anus 
post-angel (post'an 'jel), n. An angelic messen- 
ger. [Kare.] 
Let a post angel start with tlice, 
And thou the goal of earth shall reach as soon aa he. 
Couiey, Hymn to Light. 
post-apostolic (post-ap-os-tol'ik), a. [< L. 
post, after, + LL. apostolits, apostle: see atinx- 
tnlic.] Subsequent to the era of the apostles. 
postarytenoid (post-ar-i-te'noid), a. and ._ [< 
L. post, behind, + E. arytenoid.'] I. a. 
These men, in blacking the lives and actions of the re- 
formers, . . . partly suborned other pott men to write 
their legends. 
sir B. Sandys, State of Religion, tig. I. 2 b. (Latham.) 
See poust. 
, adv. and prep. [L., post, adv., be- 
backward, after, afterward; prep., 
behind, after.] ALatin adverband preposition, 
meaning 'behind,' 'after,' 'afterward,' 'since,' 
etc. It occurs In many Latin phrases sometimes used In 
English, and is also very common as a prefix. See pott-. 
Post "hoc. ergo propter hoc/after this, therefore' on ac- a , tetl behind the arytenoid; of or pertaining to 
count of this : B follows A, therefore It Is the effect of A : thepostarytenoideus. 
the formula of a fallacy noticed especially by the Arabian EC. n. The postarvteuoideus. 
physicians, into which there was In medicine a particular nnatarvtAnnirlono <i nr'i-t-nniM ^ i 
tendency to fall, on account of the old objectioriVto mak- POStarytenOldeU! 
ing experiments. pi- fOtttWfttmoUM (-1). [NL.: see postaryte- 
post-. [L.j>o0f-.prefix,;><wf,adv.andprep., after, '<'.] The posterior crico-arytenoid muscle, 
etc.: seepoxf 8 .] A prefix of Latin origin, mean- postauditory (j"t-a'di-to-ri), o. [< L. /../. 
ing 'behind' or 'after.' It occurs in some com- behind, -I- E. auditory.] Inanat., situated be- 
hind the auditory nerve or chamber: opposed 
to prearfiVi>n/.-'postauditory processes. In *., 
*, ci -j. vj processes situated behind the auditory chamber. See cut 
= Sw. postern = Dan. postere, < F. pouter = Sp. postabdomen (post-ab-do men), i. [NL., < L. under Smiatina. 
a-postar, wager, =Pg. poatar = It.po.ttare, sta- post, behind. + abdomen, abdomen.] A pos- postaiial(l'>st-ak'si-al). a. [<L. punt, behind.4- 
tion, post; From the noun: see posft, w.] I. terior abdominal part of the body iu any way om.axis: sec iisiul.] "Of orpertainingto.orsit- 
trans. 1. To station; place. distinguished, as in an insect or a crustacean; uated upon, that side of the axis of either fore 
urids of Latin formation, and Is freely used as an F.ng- 
lish prefix: opposed to ante- and to pre-. See ante- and 
pre-. 
