carriage (5 and 6 not always distinguishable)
1.
act
of carrying, being carried, conveyance
Cym. III. iv. 190
“suspected of Your from the
court.”
2.
power of, or capacity
for, carrying (with quibble on sense 5 or 6) LLL. I. ii. 76, Rom. I. iv. 95.
3.
execution, conduct,
management Wint. III. i. 17,
Troil. II. iii. 141
“The . . . whole of this
action.”
4.
manner of carrying
one's body, bodily deportment
1H4 II. iv. 472
“a cheerful look . . a
most noble ”
5.
demeanour, behaviour
Err. III. ii. 14
“Teach sin the carriage
of a holy saint,”
LLL. V. ii. 307
“And their rough
carriage so ridiculous.”
6.
moral conduct LLL. I. ii. 74 (see 2),
Tim. III. ii. 89
“his . . . illustrious
virtue, And honourable carriage.”
7.
burden, load
Tp. V. i. 3
“time Goes upright with
his carriage,”
Wiv. II. ii. 183
“easing me of the
carriage.”
8.
import, bearing
Ham. I. i. 94
“carriage of the
article.”
9.
vehicle John V. vii. 90; =
gun-carriage H5 III. Chor.
26; fig.
Compl. 22
“her levell'd eyes their
ride.”
10.
used for: hanger of
a sword Ham. V. ii. 157, &c.
