carriage trade
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of carriage trade
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
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New York-based Marino was described by Architectural Digest as “a leading architect for the carriage trade, and the architect for fashion brands.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
They noted that the horse-drawn carriage trade was ended in at least three other cities: London in 1947, Paris in 1965 and Toronto in 1998.
From Time ● Apr. 19, 2014
Tennie referred contemptuously to the hypocrisy of Madame Restell’s carriage trade.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2014
He transformed Riggs from a traditional deposit-and-loan institution into a niche asset manager and private banker to the carriage trade.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2012
Robert had gone ahead rapidly with his scheme for reorganizing the carriage trade.
From Jennie Gerhardt A Novel by Theodore Dreiser
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