carriage Copy link Outline I. The act of carryingII. A wheeled vehicle1. vĕhĭcŭlum (most gen. term)2. rhēda (four wheeled c.)3. carpentum (a two-wheeled c. esp. for ladies)4. pīlentum (an easy c., chiefly for ladies; by whom it was used on festival days)5. carrŭca (four wheeled travelling c.)6. pĕtorrĭtum (a four-wheeled c., of Gallic origin)III. The cost of conveyingIV. Gesture, mien (q. v.) • carriage: I. The act of carrying: vectūra: we sent a person to pay for the c., misimus qui pro v. solveret, Cic.: the c. of goods, v. mercium, Paul. Dig. II. A wheeled vehicle: 1. vĕhĭcŭlum (most gen. term): Pl.: Cic. 2. rhēda (four wheeled c.): Caes.: Hor. 3. carpentum (a two-wheeled c. esp. for ladies): Liv.: Ov. 4. pīlentum (an easy c., chiefly for ladies; by whom it was used on festival days): Liv.: Virg. 5. carrŭca (four wheeled travelling c.): Suet.: Plin. 6. pĕtorrĭtum (a four-wheeled c., of Gallic origin): Cic. III. The cost of conveying: vectūra (= pretium vecturae): Pl.: Sen. IV. Gesture, mien (q. v.): incessus, hăbĭtus, gestus.