carriage
UK: ˈkærɪdʒ | US: ˈkærɪdʒ
n. a vehicle with wheels, typically pulled by horses, for transporting people or goods
n. the part of a train where passengers sit
n. the manner of holding or moving one’s body; posture
n. (historical) a movable part of a machine that supports or guides another part
carriage = carr<wheeled vehicle> + age<noun suffix denoting function or state>
- carr: Derived from Old Northern French carre (wheeled vehicle), from Latin carrus (wagon).
- age: A suffix forming nouns indicating a function, state, or result (e.g., "marriage," "breakage").
Etymology Origin:
The word carriage traces back to the Latin carrus, a Gaulish loanword for a four-wheeled wagon. In Old Northern French, carre evolved to mean any wheeled vehicle. The suffix -age was added in Middle English to denote its function as a transport vehicle. Over time, carriage expanded to include rail compartments and even metaphorical uses like "body carriage."
The royal carriage was drawn by six white horses.
She preferred sitting in the first-class carriage of the train.
His upright carriage made him appear confident.
The printer’s carriage moves smoothly across the paper.
In the 19th century, horse-drawn carriages were common in cities.