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Carriage

noun

A railcar where passengers ride. Synonyms: coach, passenger car.

A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses. Synonyms: equipage, rig.

Characteristic way of bearing one's body. Synonyms: bearing, posture.

A machine part that carries something else.

A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around. Synonyms: baby buggy, baby carriage, go-cart, perambulator, pram, pushchair, pusher, stroller.

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"Carriage" Quotes from Famous Books

... and repeated the exploit in the afternoon. But somehow he seemed to have lost form. He was not the Puffing Billy whom we knew. We greeted him as one greets an enemy who has come down in the world—with considerate indulgence. The sailors think that his carriage is strained. ...

— Ladysmith - The Diary of a Siege • H. W. Nevinson

... and pretty girl. She had dark blue eyes and an upright carriage; her hair was golden with some chestnut shades in it. She had a clear complexion like her grandmother's, and firm lips, with a sweet expression. As a rule she had a cheerful face, but to-day she looked anxious. Grannie gave ...

— Good Luck • L. T. Meade

... for even a few hours when there was no third person in the house, Derek had taken the opportunity to motor for lunch to a friend's house some miles away. With the intention of not returning till after she had gone, he had ordered a carriage to be in readiness to drive her to her train; but his luncheon was scarcely ended when the thought occurred to him that, by hurrying back, he might catch a last glimpse of ...

— The Inner Shrine • Basil King

... Mr. Garrity, but perhaps you had better have that swelling wrist attended to as soon as possible," remarked Jack. "You have some bruises, too, that are apt to be painful for several days. There is a carriage on the road that might be called on to ...

— The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound - A Tour on Skates and Iceboats • George A. Warren

... blue door which, until that morning, had remained shut for over four years was opened a second time and Captain Runacles stepped through into Captain Barker's domain. His wig was carefully brushed and he carried a gold-headed cane. Whatever emotion he may have felt was concealed by the upright carriage and solemn pace proper to ...

— The Blue Pavilions • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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