carriage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a railcar where passengers ride
    coach; passenger car.
  2. noun a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
    rig; equipage.
  3. noun characteristic way of bearing one's body
    bearing; posture.
    • stood with good posture
  4. noun a machine part that carries something else
  5. noun a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
    baby carriage; pusher; baby buggy; pushchair; perambulator; pram; stroller; go-cart.

WordNet

Car"riage noun
Etymology
OF. cariage luggage, carriage, chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage, wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See Carry.
Definitions
  1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. Obs.
    David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage. 1. Sam. xvii. 22.
    And after those days we took up our carriages and went up to Jerusalem. Acts. xxi. 15.
  2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.
    Nine days employed in carriage. Chapman.
  3. The price or expense of carrying.
  4. That which carries of conveys, as: (a) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort. (b) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage. (c) A part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part. (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage.
  5. The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners.
    His gallant carriage all the rest did grace. Stirling.
  6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management.
    The passage and whole carriage of this action. Shak.

Webster 1913