postage-stamp

postage stamp

noun
a small gummed label issued by postal authorities that can be affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid.
Also called stamp.


Origin:
1830–40

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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post·age-stamp

[poh-stij-stamp]
adjective Informal.
of very small area or size: a postage-stamp bikini.

Origin:
1960–65
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