"postillon" meaning in All languages combined

See postillon on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /pɔs.ti.jɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-postillon.wav Forms: postillons [plural]
Etymology: From Italian postiglione. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|it|postiglione}} Italian postiglione Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} postillon m (plural postillons)
  1. (historical) postman (courier who rides post) Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-postillon-fr-noun-hJF4J~HP
  2. postilion Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-postillon-fr-noun-K8yPgt3H
  3. (historical) a French-style hat worn by the postal workers Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-postillon-fr-noun-mW1aUCp3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 89 4 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 6 2 85 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 3 82 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 89 5
  4. (colloquial) drop of spittle, drop of saliva Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-postillon-fr-noun-dvd2FH1h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: postillonner

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: postillons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian postiglione. Etymology templates: {{bor|frm|it|postiglione}} Italian postiglione Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|postillons||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} postillon m (plural postillons), {{frm-noun|m}} postillon m (plural postillons)
  1. postilion (horse driver) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-postillon-frm-noun-QDSvOGvq Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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