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(), n.[OF. cariage luggage, carriage, chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage, wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See Carry.] 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 d スポンサード リンク
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