equipage

[ ek-wuh-pij ]
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noun
  1. a carriage.

  2. a carriage drawn by horses and attended by servants.

  1. outfit, as of a ship, an army, or a soldier; equipment.

  2. Archaic.

    • a set of small household articles, as of china.

    • a collection of articles for personal ornament or use.

Origin of equipage

1
From Middle French, dating back to 1570–80; see origin at equip, -age

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British Dictionary definitions for equipage

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

  1. archaic

    • a set of useful articles

    • a group of attendants; retinue

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