carriage trade
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carriage trade
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
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“The Aviator and the Showman” is a lavish, layered narrative, a primer on early aviation and the transition of publishing from genteel carriage trade to an industry increasingly reliant on blockbusters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
He called the horse carriage trade a “humane industry that is well regulated by New York City’s Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene and Consumer Affairs.”
From Time • Apr. 19, 2014
Tennie referred contemptuously to the hypocrisy of Madame Restell’s carriage trade.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2014
His work was criticized for being lightweight, nostalgic, uncritical, conservative: pseudo-populist art for the carriage trade.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2012
The last report, recently adopted, covers the items in which the carriage trade is most vitally interested.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
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