equipage

[ ek-wuh-pij ]

noun

1. a carriage.
2. a carriage drawn by horses and attended by servants.
3. outfit, as of a ship, an army, or a soldier; equipment.
4. Archaic.
   1. a set of small household articles, as of china.
   2. a collection of articles for personal ornament or use.

equipage

/ ˈɛkwɪpɪdʒ /

noun

1. a horse-drawn carriage, esp one elegantly equipped and attended by liveried footmen
2. (formerly) the stores and equipment of a military unit
3. archaic.
   1. a set of useful articles
   2. a group of attendants; retinue

Word History and Origins

Origin of equipage¹

From Middle French, dating back to 1570–80; equip, -age

Example Sentences

Ripperda's equipage wound down a long and twisting defile between two precipitous rocks.

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A trim maid then brought in the tea equipage, and Georgie did the honours with her usual unaffected grace.

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The sun had risen, when the equipage that contained Louis de Montemar, ascended the mountainous heights of the Guadarama.

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Equipage after equipage began to roll up to the palace, and set down the most brilliantly attired company of both sexes.

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He displayed no ostentation in dress, or equipage, or manners, to provoke the desire in others to humble him.

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