Carriage /(?)/
Car·riage
Carriage
n.
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That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.]
David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage.
And after those days we took up our carriages and went up to Jerusalem.
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The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.
Nine days employed in carriage.
- The price or expense of carrying.
- That which carries of conveys,
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The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners.
His gallant carriage all the rest did grace.
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The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management.
The passage and whole carriage of this action.
Phrases & Compounds
- Carriage horse
- a horse kept for drawing a carriage.
- Carriage porch
- a canopy or roofed pavilion covering the driveway at the entrance to any building. It is intended as a shelter for those who alight from vehicles at the door; -- sometimes erroneously called in the United States porte-cochère.