equipage
Americannoun
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equipages
plural
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a carriage.
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a carriage drawn by horses and attended by servants.
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outfit, as of a ship, an army, or a soldier; equipment.
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Archaic.
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a set of small household articles, as of china.
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a collection of articles for personal ornament or use.
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noun
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a horse-drawn carriage, esp one elegantly equipped and attended by liveried footmen
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(formerly) the stores and equipment of a military unit
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archaic
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a set of useful articles
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a group of attendants; retinue
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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of equipage
From Middle French, dating back to 1570–80; see origin at equip, -age
Vocabulary lists containing equipage
Example Sentences
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“The FAA promotes voluntary equipage of flight recorders in aircraft for which regulations do not require these devices,” the FAA said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2021
To the beau monde who relied on equipage for travel, the quality and beauty of Hermés bridles and harnesses were unrivaled.
From Forbes ● Aug. 20, 2014
Three hundred black porters were needed to bring their equipage down a steep 11-mi. descent.
From Time Magazine Archive
We must change our habits, our prejudices, our palates, our taste in dress, furniture, equipage, architecture, etc., but we can live and be happy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Trefusis demanded that the groom prepare the equipage for a journey to Worcester.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
French "equipages", by contrast, are close-knit groups where members pay a yearly subscription to attend every hunt.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2012
Over it, one after another, rolled glorious floats and glittering equipages of white and gold, bearing hundreds of characters from Mother Goose.
From Time Magazine Archive
An open street is usually necessary for the arriving candidates and their equipages.
From Time Magazine Archive
Papa pointed out and described the various equipages to Francie.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The handsome equipages of the wealthy delivered them up to our doorstep—the Young Men, their spouses, their children, their friends.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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