ˈkarij, -ēj also -er- noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English cariage, from Old North French, from carier to transport in a vehicle — more at carry
1. : the act of carrying : transport , conveyance
the carriage of weapons inside the … town — P.A.Rollins
impassable to any other carriage but a mule — Tobias Smollett
2.
a. archaic : moral or social behavior : deportment
her very prudent carriage — Lord Byron
b. : manner of bearing the body : posture
that slender unrigid erectness and the fine carriage of head — Willa Cather
3. archaic : the act or manner of conducting measures or projects : management , execution , administration
the passage and whole carriage of this action — Shakespeare
4. : the price or expense of carrying
5. obsolete : something that is carried : burden , load , baggage
6. obsolete : import , sense
missed the whole carriage of the former chapter
7. : means of conveyance : vehicle:
a. obsolete : any means of carrying or conveying (as a litter, wheelbarrow, or barge)
b. : a wheeled vehicle for people ; especially : a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and for comfort or elegance
c. Britain : a railway passenger coach
8. : a wheeled support carrying a burden
a gun carriage
a log carriage in a sawmill
9. : a movable part of a machine for supporting or carrying some other movable object or part
the carriage on a lathe
a typewriter carriage
10.
a. : a frame in or on which something is carried or supported
b. : the wheeled supporting framework of a carriage or other vehicle : running gear
11. obsolete : a hanger for a sword
12. : the timber or iron joist supporting a wooden staircase
13. : chair 5a