Carriage Meaning
/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of conveying; carrying.
nounA means of conveyance.
Sentence Examples
A fashion model must have a good carriage.
Around him in the carriage, the other passengers rocked and swayed.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The horse pulled a wooden ____ through the park on a sunny day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The royal couple rode in a beautiful horse-drawn ____ today city.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English cariage, from Old Northern French cariage, from carier (“to carry”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The remainder of the men were employed in unbarreling our Pork and stringing it on poles for convenience of carriage, and carrying our Batteaux from the river to the pond."
— 1867, Simeon Thayer, Edwin Martin Stone, The Invasion of Canada in 1775, page 6:
"When the long, hot journey drew to its end and the train slowed down for the last time, there was a stir in Jessamy’s carriage. People began to shake crumbs from their laps and tidy themselves up a little."
— 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7:
"His carriage was full comely and vpright, / His countenaunce demure and temperate [...]."
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
"In spite of her erect carriage she could flop to her knees to pray as smart as any of us."
— 1942, Emily Carr, “Characters”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:
"Cavett: What would it take – seriously – for a musician to be good enough to play in the Miles Davis bands? Suppose you're looking for a new guy.
Davis: Well, the first thing he needs do – whoever he is – has to have good carriage, you know.
Cavett: Meaning?
Davis: Meaning that they have to look like what they're going to play – the instrument."
— 1986 October 7, Miles Davis, The Dick Cavett Show:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The horse pulled a wooden ____ through the park on a sunny day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The royal couple rode in a beautiful horse-drawn ____ today city.