carriage
English
/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/, /ˈkæɹɪdʒ/
noun
Definitions
- The act of conveying; carrying.
- Means of conveyance.
- A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- (British) A rail car, especially one designed for the conveyance of passengers.
- (now) A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
- (archaic) One's behaviour, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
- The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.
- (US) A shopping cart.
- (British) A stroller; a baby carriage.
- The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid).
- (archaic) That which is carried, baggage
Etymology
Borrowed from cariage.
Origin
cariage
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- builder English
- building English
- carriageable English
- carriagebuilder English
- carriagebuilding English
- carriageful English
- carriageless English
- carriagelike English
- carriagemaker English
- carriagemaking English
- carriageway English
- forecarriage English
- maker English
- making English
- miscarriage English
- overcarriage English
- recarriage English
- undercarriage English
- undercarriaged English
- undercarriageless English
- way English
- carráiste Irish
- focharráiste Irish
- carriads Manx
- cariage ONF.