carriage

CEFRB1

/ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/

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A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
A means of conveyance.
The act of conveying; carrying.

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