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carriage

[kar-ij, kar-ee-ij]

noun

  1. a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. baby carriage.

  3. British.a railway passenger coach.

  4. a wheeled support, as for a cannon.

  5. a movable part, as of a machine, designed for carrying something.

  6. manner of carrying the head and body; bearing.

    the carriage of a soldier.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  7. Also called carriage piece,.Also called horse.an inclined beam, as a string, supporting the steps of a stair.

  8. the act of transporting; conveyance.

    the expenses of carriage.

  9. the price or cost of transportation.

  10. (in a typewriter) the moving part carrying the platen and its associated parts, usually set in motion to carry the paper across the point where the print element or type bars strike.

  11. management; administration.



carriage

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a railway coach for passengers

  2. the manner in which a person holds and moves his head and body; bearing

  3. a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for persons

  4. the moving part of a machine that bears another part

    a typewriter carriage

    a lathe carriage

    1. the act of conveying; carrying

    2. the charge made for conveying (esp in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carriage1

1150–1200; Middle English cariage < Anglo-French, Old North French, equivalent to cari ( er ) to carry + -age -age
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carriage1

C14: from Old Northern French cariage, from carier to carry
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The royal couple rode in a carriage at the front of the military procession along the Mall and into Horse Guards Parade where hundreds of guardsmen were on parade.

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The King, who is receiving cancer treatment, is expected to travel in a carriage as he did last year, rather than riding on horseback.

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After eventually setting off, their carriage had "gone around a corner and crashed straight into the empty cart," she explained.

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New York-based Marino was described by Architectural Digest as “a leading architect for the carriage trade, and the architect for fashion brands.”

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Still present are TV production spaces at the front of the park, and the map lists a host of attractions, including a horse-drawn carriage, train rides and boat rides.

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