ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Carriage', Synonyms of 'Carriage' & More on 'Carriage'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

carriage
    n 1: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car,
         coach, carriage]
    2: a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses [syn:
       carriage, equipage, rig]
    3: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good
       posture" [syn: carriage, bearing, posture]
    4: a machine part that carries something else
    5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
       pushed around [syn: baby buggy, baby carriage,
       carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart,
       pushchair, pusher]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carriage \Car"riage\, n. [OF. cariage luggage, carriage,
   chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage,
   wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See
   Carry.]
   1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.]
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            David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of
            the carriage.                         --1. Sam.
                                                  xvii. 22.
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            And after those days we took up our carriages and
            went up to Jerusalem.                 --Acts. xxi.
                                                  15.
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   2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.
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            Nine days employed in carriage.       --Chapman.
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   3. The price or expense of carrying.
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   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.
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   5. The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing;
      deportment; personal manners.
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            His gallant carriage all the rest did grace.
                                                  --Stirling.
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   6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects;
      management.
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            The passage and whole carriage of this action.
                                                  --Shak.
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   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.
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3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Carriage
   In the Authorized Version this word is found as the rendering of
   many different words. In Judg. 18:21 it means valuables, wealth,
   or booty. In Isa. 46:1 (R.V., "the things that ye carried
   about") the word means a load for a beast of burden. In 1 Sam.
   17:22 and Isa. 10:28 it is the rendering of a word ("stuff" in 1
   Sam. 10:22) meaning implements, equipments, baggage. The phrase
   in Acts 21:15, "We took up our carriages," means properly, "We
   packed up our baggage," as in the Revised Version.

Thesaurus Results for carriage:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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