carriole

[ kar-ee-ohl ]

/ ˈkær iˌoʊl /

noun

Nearby words

carrier pigeon, carrier screening, carrier wave, carrier-free, carrington, carriole, carrion, carrion beetle, carrion crow, carrion flower, carritch

Definition for carriole (2 of 2)

cariole

or car·ri·ole

[ kar-ee-ohl ]

/ ˈkær iˌoʊl /

noun

a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.

a covered cart.

a light, open sleigh pulled by horses or dogs, especially one used in French Canada.

Origin of cariole

1760–70; < French carriole < Old Provençal carriola, equivalent to carri carriage (< Late Latin carrium, for Latin carrus; see car¹) + -ola -ole¹

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Examples from the Web for carriole

I have ordered my carriole, and am determined to make my attack this very morning like a man of courage and a soldier.
The History of Emily Montague|Frances Brooke
Here we hired a carriage and carriole for a five days excursion in Tellemarken.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare
As his carriole slipped lightly over it, Northwick had a fantastic sense of his own minuteness and remoteness.
The Quality of Mercy|W. D. Howells
One day as Montgomery dashed over the snow-covered plain in a carriole his horse was killed by a cannon shot.
Old Quebec|Sir Gilbert Parker and Claude Glennon Bryan

"There's something in the wind," whispered Jacquelin, as Mariette passed the carriole.
An Old Maid|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for carriole (1 of 2)

carriole

/ (ˈkærɪˌəʊl) /

noun

a variant spelling of cariole

British Dictionary definitions for carriole (2 of 2)

cariole

carriole

/ (ˈkærɪˌəʊl) /

noun

a small open two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle

a covered cart

Word Origin for cariole

C19: from French carriole, ultimately from Latin carrus; see car

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