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horse and carriage

horse and carriage noun: a light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses.

Noun

horse and carriage (plural horses and carriages)

  1. (UK, US) A light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses.
    Synonyms:
    horse and buggy

Synonyms of horse and carriage

Forms of horse and carriage

pluralhorses and carriages

Questions about horse and carriage

What does horse and carriage mean?
Horse and carriage means a light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses.
What part of speech is horse and carriage?
Horse and carriage is a noun.
What is the plural of horse and carriage?
The plural of horse and carriage is horses and carriages.

Words near horse and carriage in the dictionary

  1. Horscroft
  2. Horscrofts
  3. horse
  4. horse about
  5. horse and buggy
  6. horse and carriage
  7. horse and cart
  8. horse and foot
  9. horse and hattock
  10. Horse and Jockey
  11. horse and rabbit stew

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