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CARRIAGES

"CARRIAGES" is a plural of: carriage.

Date "CARRIAGES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: CARRIAGES

DomainDefinition

Literature

Carriages Things carried, luggage.
"And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem."- Acts xxi. 15. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: CARRIAGES

English words defined with "CARRIAGES": Artillery park, Artillery trainBattery wagon, Brocatel, Bufferheadcarriage house, Carriageable, Chevrette, coach house, CoachdogFriction chocksGlass coachHackneyman, horseless carriage, HurterJob masterPeirameter, Pirameter, Pontoon trainSling cartTrain of artilleryWainage, Way warden. (references)
Specialty definitions using "CARRIAGES": Arms of England, ASSEMBLER I, assembler-adjusterCarronades, Crush-roomgo-through machineKILN OPERATORLadies' MileREPOSITORYsecond rigger, STEAMER TENDERTOURISTS. (references)
Etymologies containing "CARRIAGES": Carriageable. (references)

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Modern Usage: CARRIAGES

DomainUsage

Screenplays

We have motorized carriages called automobiles (Back to the Future Part III; writing credit: Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale)

Take it, come on, take it! Buy camellias, buy diamonds, horses and carriages, buy moonlight, buy a grave (Camille; writing credit: Zoe Akins)

Movie/TV Titles

Decorated Carriages (1898)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: CARRIAGES

DomainTitle

References

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Invalid Carriages in Latin America (reference)

  • The 2002 World Forecasts of Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Invalid Carriages Export Supplies (reference)

  • The 2003 World Market Forecasts for Imported Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Invalid Carriages (reference)

  • The World Market for Baby Carriages, Toys, Games and Sporting Goods: A 2003 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Carriages and Sleighs: 200 Illustrations from the 1862 Lawrence, Bradley and Pardee Catalog (reference)

  • Separate provision for (a) baby carriages and (b) parts of baby carriages ; Rebate of the duty on vinyl chloride polymers in bulk form for the manufacture of plastisols ; Rebate of the duty on copper foil ... ; Rebate of the duty on alkyd resins ... ; Reb (reference)

  • Driving Horse-Drawn Carriages for Pleasure: The Classic Illustrated Guide to Coaching Harnessing Stabling, Etc. (Dover Books on Transportation, Maritime) (reference)

  • Carriages Without Horses: J. Frank Duryea and the Birth of the American Automobile Industry (reference)

  • 2000 Import and Export Market for Baby Carriages, Toys, Games and Sporting Goods in United Arab Emir (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: CARRIAGES

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Photo Album: CARRIAGES

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Colored plan of a gun and mounting intended for the Confederate ironclad Texas, which was launched in January 1865 at Richmond, Virginia, but not completed. Inscribed in the lower left of the drawing is: "Arranged and executed under the direction of George T. Grey (?) Supdt. and Constr. of Naval Gun Carriages, Naval Ordnance Works. Gun Carriage Dept., Richmond, Va., 1864." Prior to its acquisition by the National Archives, this drawing was in the files of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair. Credit: NAVY.

Officers posing on deck and atop the turret, while the ship was in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, in 1865. The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Edward Barrett, is seated on the turret, in center. Note awning spread over the turret and conning tower, ship's bell mounted on the turret side, marks from Confederate shot hits on the turret armor, and additional armor plate laid on the deck. Guns on field carriages are 12-pounder Dahlgren howitzers. Turret gun to the right is a XI-inch Dahlgren smoothbore. The other turret gun is a XV-inch Dahlgren smoothbore. Credit: NAVY.

Horses and carriages in front of funeral home of C.W. Franklin, undertaker, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Credit: Library of Congress.

Carriages destroyed by fire during the battle, railway station, Tientsin, China. Credit: Library of Congress.

Street view with horse-drawn carriages, Los Angeles, California. Credit: Library of Congress.

Unknown location. Pontoon boats on wheeled carriages. Credit: Library of Congress.

Carriages on boulevard in park. Credit: Library of Congress.

Goat carriages in Central Park, New York. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hotel Pension la Tete Noire, somewhere in Europe, with horses and carriages in foreground. Credit: Library of Congress.

Antiaircraft gun carriage. Thirty-seven millimeter antiaircraft gun carriages come down the assembly line. In the foreground, the frame for the carriage is assembled. War production program scene in a Pennsylvania heavy industry plant now converted to the. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: CARRIAGES
 

"Train 3" by Max Fossen
Commentary: "The dutch railway company has inspiring carriages with nice green and purple sofa's and comfortable light. The green sofa's have a separate head rest, wich makes it possible to look through."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Historic Usage: CARRIAGES

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Such persons, goods, vessels, carriages, wagons, and mails shall not be subjected to any transit duty or to any undue delays or restrictions, and shall be entitled in Germany to national treatment as regards charges, facilities, and all other matters. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: CARRIAGES

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

And the bell was rung, and the carriages spoken for.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Carriages were coming and going

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: CARRIAGES

SubjectTopicQuote

Civil Liberties

Russia

NGO's also estimated that at least a quarter of a million residents, including almost the entire Russian, Armenian, and Jewish populations, emigrated from Chechnya as a result of both the conflict and the war of 1994-96. Approximately 8,000 persons lived in railway carriages in the region. (references)

Trade

Mauritius

Customs duties have also been reduced on several items, including infant feeding bottles, infant car seats and carriages, electric bicycles, magnetic tapes, rubberized textile fabrics, motor vehicle batteries and packing materials for industrial use. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: CARRIAGES

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825The completion of the fortifications renders it necessary that there should be a suitable appropriation for the purpose of fabricating the cannon and carriages necessary for those works.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: CARRIAGES

"CARRIAGES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CARRIAGES" is used about 428 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)100%42813,385

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: CARRIAGES

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "CARRIAGES": gun-carriages.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CARRIAGES

Language Translations for "CARRIAGES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

vognteknisk undersoegelse (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), vognteknisk revision (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), Traktat om international transport af letfordaervelige levnedsmidler og om det specielle materiel som skal bruges til saadan transport (agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages), ATP (adenosine 5'-triphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

technische controle van het getrokken materieel (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), overeenkomst inzake het internationale vervoer van aan bederf onderhevige levensmiddelen en het gebruik van speciale vervoermiddelen bij dit vervoer (agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages), ATP (adenosine triphosphate, agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages). (various references)

   

French

  

visite technique du matériel remorqué (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), visite du matériel remorqué (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), ATP (agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages), Accord relatif aux transports internationaux des denrées périssables et aux engins spéciaux à utiliser pour ces transports (agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages). (various references)

   

German

  

Zweigespanne (carriages and pairs), wagentechnische Untersuchung (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), Viergespanne (carriages and four), Fahrwerke (under carriages, undercarriages), ATP (adenosine 5'-triphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages), Übereinkommen über internationale Beförderungen leicht verderblicher Lebensmittel und über die besonderen Beförderungsmittel,die für diese Beförderungen zu verwenden sind (agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

τεχνική επιθεώρηση του ελκόμενου τροχαίου υλικού (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons). (various references)

   

Italian

  

visita del materiale rimorchiato (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), verifica del materiale rimorchiato (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), ATP (adenosine 5'-triphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages, association for artists-theatre-promotion switzerland, attached pressurized module), Accordo sui trasporti internazionali di derrate deperibili e sui mezzi speciali che vanno impiegati per tali trasporti. (agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arriagescay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

inspecção técnica do material rebocado (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

делать пересадку (change, change carriages, transplant). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

visita del material (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), revisión del material (examination of carriages and wagons, inspection of carriages and wagons), ATP (adenosine triphosphate, agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages), Acuerdo sobre el Transporte Internacional de Productos Alimenticios Precederos y sobre la Utilización de Equipo Especial para su Transporte (agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment ot be used for such carriages). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: CARRIAGES

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

carpentario, carpentarius. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: CARRIAGES

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 41, Verse 43
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai anebibasen auton epi to arma to deuteron twn autou kai ekhruxen emprosqen autou khrux kai katesthsen auton ef' olhV ghV aiguptou
Latin405VulgateFecitque ascendere super currum suum secundum clamante praecone ut omnes coram eo genuflecterent et praepositum esse scirent universae terrae Aegypti
Middle English1395WyclifAnd made him steyy vpon his secound chaar, criynge a bedel, that alle men shulden bifore hym knele, and thei shulden wite hym to be prouest to al the loond of Egipte.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd set him vpon the best charett that he had saue one. And they cryed before him Abrech ad that Pharao had made him ruelar ouer all the lande of Egipte.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had: and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: CARRIAGES

LanguageGenesis Chapter 41, Verse 43
CebuanoUg gipasakay siya sa iyang ikaduha ka carro nga iyang kaugalingon, ug nanagsinggit sila sa atubangan niya: Pangluhod kamo. Ug gibutang siya ibabaw sa tibook nga yuta sa Egipto.
CroatianVozio se on u kolima kao njegov zamjenik, a pred njim klicahu: "Abrek! Na koljena!" Tako ga postavi nad svu zemlju egipatsku.
Danishhan lod ham køre i sin næstbedste Vogn, og de råbte Abrek for ham. Således satte han ham over hele Ægypten.
DutchEn hij deed hem rijden op den tweeden wagen, dien hij had; en zij riepen voor zijn aangezicht: Knielt! Alzo stelde hij hem over gans Egypteland.
FinnishJa hän antoi hänen ajaa omissa, lähinnä parhaissa vaunuissaan, ja hänen edellään huudettiin: abrek! Niin asetettiin hänet koko Egyptin maan hallitusmieheksi.
FrenchIl le fit monter sur le char qui suivait le sien; et l`on criait devant lui: A genoux! C`est ainsi que Pharaon lui donna le commandement de tout le pays d`Égypte.
Germanund ließ ihn auf seinem zweiten Wagen fahren und ließ vor ihm ausrufen: Der ist des Landes Vater! und setzte ihn über ganz Ägyptenland.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariLalu diberikannya kepada Yusuf kereta kerajaan yang kedua untuk kendaraannya, dan pengawal kehormatan raja berjalan di depan kereta itu sambil berseru-seru, "Awas! Beri jalan! Beri jalan!" Demikianlah Yusuf diangkat menjadi gubernur seluruh Mesir.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaLalu dinaikkannyalah ke atas rata, pangkat yang kedua, yang ada baginya; maka orangpun berseru-serulah di hadapannya: Bertelutlah kamu! Demikianlah diangkat Firaun akan dia menjadi pemerintah atas seluruh benua Mesir itu.
ItalianPoi lo fece montare sul suo secondo carro e davanti a lui si gridava: «Abrech». E così lo si stabilì su tutto il paese d'Egitto.
MaoriI whakaekea ano ia e ia ki runga ki te tuarua o ona hariata; a ka karangatia e ratou i mua i a ia, Kia piko te turi: ka waiho ia e ia hei rangatira mo te whenua katoa o Ihipa.
NorwegianOg han lot ham kjøre i den vogn som var nærmest efter hans egen, og de ropte foran ham: Abrek!* Og han satte ham over hele Egyptens land. # <* bøi kne!.>
RumanianL -a suit kn carul care venea dupq al lui, wi strigau knaintea lui: ,,Kn genunchi!`` Astfel i -a dat Faraon stqpknire peste toatq yara Egiptului.
SpanishLuego lo hizo subir en su segundo carro, y proclamaban delante de él: "¡Doblad la rodilla!" Así lo puso a cargo de toda la tierra de Egipto,
SwedishOch han lät honom åka i vagnen närmast efter sin egen, och man utropade framför honom "abrek"*. Och han satte honom över hela Egyptens land.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: CARRIAGES

Derivations

Words ending with "CARRIAGES": miscarriages, undercarriages. (additional references)


Misspellings

"CARRIAGES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: arreages, cariage, carige, carrage, Carraig, carraige, carriag, Carribales, carrieage, carrige, carringe, charriage, Corbriggs, Corrouge, Craigens, curraghs, Kerridges. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "CARRIAGES"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "CARRIAGES" (pronounced ka"rijuz)
5-r i j u zarrearages, averages, beverages, marriages, miscarriages, partridges.
4-i j u zacknowledges, advantages, appendages, cottages, bandages, blockages, brokerages, colleges, disadvantages, discourages, encourages, envisages, heritages, hostages, lineages, manages, mismanages, orphanages, outages, percentages, pilgrimages, pillages, porterages, presages, ravages, repackages, sausages, stockbrokerages, stoppages, vantages, vestiges, villages, vintages, wantages.
3-j u zages, alleges, arranges, badges, barges, binges, bridges, bulges, cabbages, cages, cartridges, centrifuges, challenges, changes, charges, countercharges, coverages, cringes, damages, dinges, discharges, diverges, dodges, dosages, dredges, edges, emerges, engages, enlarges, exchanges, flanges, forages, Forges, fringes, fuselages, gauges, gorges, granges, grudges, hedges, hinges, images, impinges, indulges, infringes, interchanges, judges, languages, ledges, linkages, lodges, loges, lounges, lozenges, lunges, macrophages, mages, maharajahs, manges, merges, messages, midges, mischarges, misjudges, mortgages, ninjas, nudges, obliges, oranges, outrages, overcharges, packages, pages, passages, pledges, plumages, plunges, privileges, purges, rages, rampages, ranges, refuges, ridges, sages, savages, scourges, shortages, sieges, sponges, stages, stooges, surcharges, surges, syringes, tonnages, trudges, urges, usages, verges, voltages, voyages, wages, wedges.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: CARRIAGES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-r-r-s"

-1 letter: carriage.

-2 letters: agarics, carries, scarier.

-3 letters: agaric, agrias, airers, arecas, caesar, cagers, cagier, carers, caries, cerias, cigars, criers, ericas, graces, racers, racier, raiser, rerigs, ricers, sagier, scarer, sierra.

-4 letters: acari, acres, aecia, aegis, agars, agers, agria, airer, areas, areca, areic, arias, arise, arras, arris, cager, cages, carer, cares, carrs, carse, ceria, cigar, cires, crags.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-g-i-r-r-s"
 

+2 letters: fragrancies, miscarriage.

 

+3 letters: carrageenins, carriageways, miscarriages.

 

+4 letters: calligraphers, cartographies, geriatricians, micromanagers.

 

+5 letters: cardiographies, rebroadcasting, undercarriages.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Historic
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Translations: Modern
15. Translations: Ancient
16. Bible Trace
17. Derivations
18. Rhymes
19. Anagrams
20. Bibliography


  

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