carriage

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage. 1. Sam. xvii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

And after those days we took up our carriages and went up to Jerusalem. Acts. xxi. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nine days employed in carriage. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The price or expense of carrying. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners. [ 1913 Webster ]

His gallant carriage all the rest did grace. Stirling. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management. [ 1913 Webster ]

The passage and whole carriage of this action. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carriage horse, a horse kept for drawing a carriage. --
Carriage porch (Arch.), a canopy or roofed pavilion covering the driveway at the entrance to any building. It is intended as a shelter for those who alight from vehicles at the door; -- sometimes erroneously called in the United States porte-cochère. [ 1913 Webster ]