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carriole

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car⋅ri⋅ole

  [kar-ee-ohl]
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–noun
cariole.

car⋅i⋅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, esp. one used in French Canada.
Also, carriole.

Origin:
1760–70; < F carriole < OPr carriola, equiv. to carri carriage (< LL carrium, for L carrus; see car 1 ) + -ola -ole 1
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car·i·ole also car·ri·ole   (kār'ē-ōl')   
n.  

  1. A small, open, two- or four-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse.

  2. A light, often covered cart.


[French carriole, from Old Provençal carriola, diminutive of carri, chariot, from Latin carrus, a Gallic type of wagon; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
car·ri·ole   (kār'ē-ōl')   
n.  Variant of cariole.
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