Definition of Posteen

1. an Afghan outer garment [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Posteen

postdive
postdivestiture
postdivorce
postdoc
postdocs
postdoctoral
postdoctorally
postdoctorate
postdose
postdraft
postdrug
poste restante
postearthquake
posted
postediting
posteen (current term)
posteens
postelection
postelectoral
postelectrophoretic
postemancipation
postembryonal
postembryonic
postemergence
postemergency
postencephalitic
postencephalitis
postentries
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postepileptic

Literary usage of Posteen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Volunteer's Scramble Through Scinde, the Punjab, Hindostan, and the by Hugo James (1854)
"The posteen is a very comfortable kind of overcoat, a most valuable addition for those employed on any night duty; it reaches down to the knee, ..."

2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1873)
"The cut was made through л sheepskin posteen, under which tho colour was concealed, lying over my right shoulder, that thick Petersham ..."

3. A Personal Narrative of a Visit to Ghuzni, Kabul, and Afghanistan, and of a by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1840)
"The posteen, a leathern jacket maker, or currier, paid half a shahi—about three farthings— in the rupee, according to the value of the posteen ; so that the ..."

4. Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh by James Abbott (1884)
"The sky was remarkably pure and brilliant; the air piercingly cold. I drew closer my posteen, or cloak of fur. I thought of the fanciful story which ..."

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