carriage
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (5)
- a railcar where passengers rideSynonyms: passenger carcoach
- a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horsesSynonyms: equipagerig
- characteristic way of bearing one's body“stood with good posture”Synonyms: bearingposture
- a machine part that carries something else
- a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed aroundSynonyms: baby buggybaby carriageperambulatorpramstrollergo-cartpushchairpusher
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage.— 1. Sam. xvii. 22.[1913 Webster]
And after those days we took up our carriages and went up to Jerusalem.— Acts. xxi. 15.[1913 Webster]
2.The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying. [1913 Webster]
Nine days employed in carriage.— Chapman.[1913 Webster]
3.The price or expense of carrying. [1913 Webster]
4.That which carries of conveys, as: (a) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort. (b) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage. (c) A part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part. (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage. [1913 Webster]
5.The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners. [1913 Webster]
His gallant carriage all the rest did grace.— Stirling.[1913 Webster]
6.The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management. [1913 Webster]
The passage and whole carriage of this action.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Carriage horse, a horse kept for drawing a carriage.
Carriage porch (Arch.), 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-coch[`e]re. [1913 Webster]