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carriage

Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/

The English word “carriage” has 12 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of conveying; carrying.
  2. A means of conveyance.
  3. A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
  4. The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
  5. A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
  6. One's behavior, or way of conducting oneself towards others.
  7. The part of a typewriter supporting the paper, the part of a machine tool such as a lathe that guides the bit as it cuts or otherwise manipulates the workpiece.
  8. A shopping cart.
  9. A stroller; a baby carriage.
  10. A gun carriage.
  11. The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and Carriage Paid To).
  12. That which is carried, baggage.

Etymology

From Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”).

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