post·age-stamp
ˈpō-stij-ˌstamp 
: suggesting a postage stamp in size : very small
postage-stamp yards
: a government adhesive stamp or imprinted stamp for use on mail as evidence of prepayment of postage
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
This postage-stamp isle, with its scenic coastal routes and quaint fishing villages, is best known as the dreamy setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series.
—Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Samantha Conti, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Paolini scrambled back after a postage stamp lob and lifted another short, awkward ball into the court that came down from a great height.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
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Adjective
At 5-foot-6, the 34-year-old is the postage-stamp sized poster child for little guys.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
This postage-stamp isle, with its scenic coastal routes and quaint fishing villages, is best known as the dreamy setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series.
—Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Noun
It will be decorated with 100 bespoke birdhouses, all with a playful Smith twist, including roofs decorated in playing cards, postage stamps and dice.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Paolini scrambled back after a postage stamp lob and lifted another short, awkward ball into the court that came down from a great height.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
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“Postage-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage-stamp. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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