Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pillion
Pillion
pillion
n. 1 seating for a passenger behind a motor cyclist. 2 hist. a a woman's light saddle. b a cushion attached to the back of a saddle for a usu. female passenger. Phrases and idioms ride pillion travel seated behind a motor cyclist etc. Etymology: Gael. pillean, pillin dimin. of pell cushion f. L pellis skin
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I. noun Etymology: Scottish Gaelic or Irish; Scottish Gaelic pillean, diminutive of peall covering, couch; Irish pillín, diminutive of peall covering, couch Date: 1503 1. a light saddle for women consisting chiefly of a cushion, a pad or cushion put on behind a man's saddle chiefly for a woman to ride on, a motorcycle or bicycle saddle for a passenger, II. adverb Date: 1926 on or as if on a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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