Câr'riaġe, n.
(kär'rĭj), n. [O. Fr. cariage, carriage, baggage, chariage, carriage, cart, baggage; N. Fr. charriage, cartage, wagoning; L. Lat. carriagium, carriagium, cartage, baggage; O. Fr. carier, charier, charrier, charoier, N. Fr. charrier, to cart; It. carriaggio, careggio, baggage, equipage. See CARRY.]
Sense 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.
Spartacus . . . overthrew them, and took all their carriage. North.
Sense 2. The act of carrying or transporting; conveyance. “Nine days employed in carriage.” Chapman.
Sense 3. That which carries or conveys on wheels; a vehicle, especially for pleasure or for passengers, sometimes for burdens; as, a close carriage: a gun-carriage.
Sense 4. The manner of carrying one’s self; behavior; conduct; deportment; personal manners.
His gallant carriage all the rest did grace. Stirling.
Sense 5. The act or manner of carrying out measures or projects; management; practice.
The passage and whole carriage of this action. Shak.