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carriage
[ kar-ij; for 9 also kar-ee-ij ]
/ ˈkær ɪdʒ; for 9 also ˈkær i ɪdʒ /
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Carrera, Carreras, Carrère, carreta, Carrey, carriage, carriage bolt, carriage clock, carriage dog, carriage horse, carriage house
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British Dictionary definitions for carriage
carriage
/ (ˈkærɪdʒ) /
noun
British a railway coach for passengers
the manner in which a person holds and moves his head and body; bearing
a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for persons
the moving part of a machine that bears another parta typewriter carriage; a lathe carriage
(ˈkærɪdʒ, ˈkærɪɪdʒ)
- the act of conveying; carrying
- the charge made for conveying (esp in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid)
Word Origin for carriage
C14: from Old Northern French cariage, from carier to carry
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