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postern

C2 noun

postern /ˈpoʊstəɹn/ nghĩa là cửa sau, cổng phụ

Các nghĩa

  1. cửa sau, cổng phụ

    A back door or gate, side entrance, or other entrance distinct from the main one, especially one that is private or not obvious.

    also · attributive

    Euery houſe hath two doores, one into the ſtrete and a poſternne doore on the backſyde into the gardyne.

    He by a priuy Poſterne tooke his flight, / That of no enuious eyes he more be ſpyde: / For doubtleſſe death enſevved, if any him deſcryde.

    [G]oe on (good Eglamoure) / Out at the Poſterne by the Abbey vvall; / I feare I am attended by ſome Spies.

  2. lối thoát bí mật, đường hầm bí mật

    A hidden or secret exit or tunnel of a fortification such as a castle, city wall, or fort.

    also · attributive

    In the outwork was a sally-port corresponding to the postern of the castle, and the whole was surrounded by a strong palisade.

  3. lối vào hoặc ra, đặc biệt là lối bí mật

    Any way in or out of a place, especially a hidden one; an entrance or exit.

    also · attributive · broadly

    It is as hard to come, as for a Cammell / To threed the poſterne of a ſmall needles eie: […]

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