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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. British. a railway passenger coach.
  3. a wheeled support, as for a cannon.
  4. a movable part, as of a machine, designed for carrying something.
  5. manner of carrying the head and body; bearing:

    the carriage of a soldier.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  6. Also called carriage piece, an inclined beam, as a string, supporting the steps of a stair.
  7. the act of transporting; conveyance:

    the expenses of carriage.

  8. the price or cost of transportation.
  9. (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.
  10. management; administration.


carriage

/ ˈ°ìæ°ùɪ»åÏô /

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 lathe carriage

    a typewriter carriage

  5. ˈ°ìæ°ùɪ»åÏôˈkærɪɪdÊ’
    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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carriage1

C14: from Old Northern French cariage, from carier to carry
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A great many investors backed the wrong horseless carriages around a century ago and lost their money.

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If the design is less ornate, Irvine noted that’s purposeful, pointing out antebellum carriage houses were “a little bit knocked down.â€

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Mushtaq Muhammad, who was in the train's third carriage, recalled the "unforgettable" attack and passengers stricken with panic.

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Mr Nadir was charged on Wednesday with using a carriage service to threaten, menace or harass, and with possessing a prohibited drug.

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A few carriages are passing by; near the center, a chic young female pedestrian about to arrive at the curb is a possible focus of his regard.

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What does ³¦²¹°ù°ù¾±²¹²µ±ðÌýmean?

In parts of New England, the word is commonly used to refer to a shopping cart. For example, someone in Massachusetts might say they will "grab a carriage" at the front of the grocery store. This might confuse people in other parts of the U.S., who tend to call it a "cart" or "shopping cart." 

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