curricle
curricle noun: a light two-wheeled carriage large enough for the driver and a passenger and drawn by a carefully-matched pair. Also the obsolete form of coracle.
Noun
curricle (plural curricles)
- A light two-wheeled carriage large enough for the driver and a passenger and drawn by a carefully-matched pair.
- In travelling or tourizing "in whiskey, buggey, gig, dog-cart, curricle, or tandem;" or, it may be, in your new drag, "never, by way of a lark, attempt to spoil the picturesque appearance of the covey, feeding within gun-shot of the road side, by raking them; […]1842, Captain Lacy, The Modern Shooter, page 121
- Not since the year 17--, when milord Castlebrilliant's curricle was whirled to sea with her ladyship within, had there been such vehement weather.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 49
Also used as
curricle is also the obsolete form of coracle.
Forms of curricle
| plural | curricles |
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Origin of curricle
From Latin curriculum (“racing chariot”). Doublet of curriculum.
Questions about curricle
- What does curricle mean?
- Curricle means a light two-wheeled carriage large enough for the driver and a passenger and drawn by a carefully-matched pair.
- What part of speech is curricle?
- Curricle is a noun.
- What is the plural of curricle?
- The plural of curricle is curricles.
Words near curricle in the dictionary
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