cariole

or car·ri·ole

[ kar-ee-ohl ]

noun

1. a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
2. a covered cart.
3. a light, open sleigh pulled by horses or dogs, especially one used in French Canada.

cariole

/ ˈkærɪˌəʊl /

noun

1. a small open two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle
2. a covered cart

Word History and Origins

Origin of cariole¹

1760–70; < French carriole < Old Provençal carriola, equivalent to carri carriage (< Late Latin carrium, for Latin carrus; car ¹ ) + -ola -ole ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cariole¹

C19: from French carriole, ultimately from Latin carrus; see car

Example Sentences

I looked back afterwards as father and I drove down; he was walking beside Clare's cariole and they were laughing heartily.

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When they visited distant friends they rode on horseback, or were crowded into Mr. Crutchfield's cariole—a kind of covered spring cart.

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Quantities of people, the famous Naples "cariole" crammed with peasants and children, and all eyes turned to the mountain.

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Cariole, Carriole, kar′i-ōl, n. a small open carriage: a light cart.

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So rapidly regaining his cariole, he vanished before any of the crowd had made up their minds what to do.

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