单词 | carriaged |
释义 | carriagedadj. 1. Having deportment, bearing, or behaviour of a specified kind. Only with preceding adjective or adverb, as in high-carriaged, ill-carriaged, well-carriaged, etc. Now rare.In later use chiefly with reference to animals. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > [adjective] > behaved or conducted in a specific manner thewedc1200 i-lateta1225 ytheweda1400 demeaned14.. manneredc1400 tachedc1400 behavioured1589 behaved1604 conversationeda1625 carriaged1633 conducted1856 1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies i. 131 A well cariaged man outwardly. 1660 J. Durant Cluster of Grapes 84 I knew a Physician that was of great Name and Practice, a man of a very cynical spirit, as rugged, crabbed a carriaged person as any of that Profession. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 14 June (1971) V. 179 A fine lady..and very well carriaged and mighty discreet. 1685 E. Pococke Comm. Hosea iv. 223/1 An ill humoured, ill carriaged heifer. 1710 London Gaz. No. 4674/8 A brown bay Gelding..handsome carriaged. a1753 J. Richardson Acct. Life (1757) 155 There came a friendly well carriaged young Woman, who I supposed to be a Servant. 1875 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 4 Feb. 105/1 A little small, but a good-carriaged bird. 1941 Western Gaz. 11 Apr. (N. Dorset ed.) 4/5 Well-bred, high-carriaged, ride and drive Bay Gelding. 2. Having or provided with a carriage; esp. (of a train) pulling carriages of a specified type or number. Usually with preceding adjective or adverb, indicating the nature or quality of the carriage or the number of carriages. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > type of train carriaged1776 steam-hauled1835 steam-operated1835 jerkwater1852 articulated1884 vestibuled1890 multiple-unit1902 air-braked1905 collision-proof1906 pull-and-push1914 push-and-pull1927 sealed1949 drive-on1954 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [adjective] > provided with carriages carriaged1776 1776 W. Hutchinson Excursion to Lakes & Northern Counties 238 The artillery in this part are kept tolerably clean, and better carriaged. 1863 Dundee Courier & Argus 15 Aug. The train to the east was less numerously carriaged, but the exact number we could not make out. 1936 Daily Mail 20 Jan. 10/5 The precious cargo is carried on steel carriaged trains. 2004 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 11 May The train, an open-carriaged affair that chugs leisurely toward the 275 individual falls..that make up the mighty Iguazu Falls. 2014 L. Riley Seven Sisters 114 After buying my ticket, I climbed aboard the two-carriaged train. 3. Travelling in or transported by carriage (in various senses of carriage n. I.). ΚΠ 1831 New Monthly Mag. 32 223 Oxford-street..How sweet on summer-afternoons to stroll..And stop the carriaged Dowager to chat. 1874 Christian Union 30 Dec. 522/1 The carriaged ladies lolling took Their usual languid airing. 1910 Hawaiian Star (Honolulu) 30 May (2nd ed.) 1/3 At break of dawn the purchasers, men and women and children, carriaged, automobiled and afoot, sought the market of buds and blossoms. 1995 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 28 Oct. f1 Laymen bearing the load of carriaged priests upon their shoulders. 2013 E. L. Doctorow in N.Y. Mag. 8 Apr. 55/1 The mothers sat with their carriaged babies and would look on disapprovingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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