berlins

"berlins," and even expended rouge on but one side of their faces, pleading that they were required to stand only on the right or the left of the stage, as the case might be, and as they could thus be seen but in profile by the audience, these defects in their appearance could not possibly attract notice.

A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Dutton Cook 1856

The waste land bordered by this wall communicated with the back yard of an ex-livery stable-keeper of bad repute, who had failed and who still kept a few old single-seated berlins under his sheds.

Les Miserables 2008

I would advise every man who travels through France to bring his own vehicle along with him, or at least to purchase one at Calais or Boulogne, where second-hand berlins and chaises may be generally had at reasonable rates.

Travels through France and Italy 2004

The airings of the Princesses were nothing more than rapid races in berlins, during which they were accompanied by Body Guards, equerries, and pages on horseback.

Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

There’s a place where their berlins and galleys, as they ca’d them, used to lie in lang syne, but it’s no used now, because it’s ill carrying gudes up the narrow stairs, or ower the rocks.

Chapter XL 1917

Haward, arriving somewhat after time, found drawn up upon this piece of sward a coach, two berlins, a calash, and three chaises, while tied to hitching-posts, trees, and the fence were a number of saddle-horses.

Audrey Mary Johnston 1903

The greater number of those who came a-horseback were gone, and there had also departed both berlins, the calash, and two chaises.

Audrey Mary Johnston 1903

The waste land bordered by this wall communicated with the back yard of an ex-livery stable-keeper of bad repute, who had failed and who still kept a few old single-seated berlins under his sheds.

Les Miserables, Volume III, Marius 1862

A gentleman in a blue surtout and silken berlins accompanied us from the hotel, and acted as curator.

The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete John Forster 1844

Haymarket; receive any facetiousness on my part as if there were a stage direction 'all laugh;' and have rather more difficulty in 'getting off' than the last gentlemen, in white pantaloons, polished boots, and berlins, usually display, under the most trying circumstances.

The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete John Forster 1844