ˈkærɪdʒ n. 1
Brit. a
railway passenger vehicle. 2 a wheeled passenger vehicle,
esp.
one with four wheels
and pulled by horses. 3 a
the conveying of goods. b the
cost of
this (carriage paid). 4 the
part of a
machine (e.g. a typewriter)
that carries
other parts
into the required
position. 5 a gun-carriage. 6 a
manner of carrying
oneself; one's
bearing or
deportment. øcarriage and
pair a carriage with
two horses pulling
it. carriage clock a
portable clock in a
rectangular case with a
handle on top. carriage-dog a
dalmatian. [ME f. ONF cariage f. carier CARRY]