Lexicographical Neighbors of Posteens
Literary usage of Posteens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh by James Abbott (1884)
"He signed to his steward, and bade him bring from the store-room a number of
posteens,t corresponding to the number of. his attendants. ..."
2. Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh by James Abbott (1856)
"He signed to his steward, and bade him bring from the store-room a number of
posteens, corresponding to the number of his attendants. ..."
3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1871)
"... and sheepskin posteens or coats, their heads in fur caps, and their feet in
two pairs of long woollen stockings, and their boots filled with wool—they ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1817)
"... hardware, ready-made cloaths, and posteens, books, &c. were either displayed
in tiers in front of the shops, or hung up on hooks from the roof. ..."
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