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CARIOLE
Etymology
Noun
cariole (plural carioles)
A small, light, open one-horse carriage.
A covered cart.
A kind of calash.
(Canada, historical) A sleigh drawn by horses, with seats for a driver and possibly passengers.
(Canada, historical) A toboggan drawn by dogs, with a passenger or cargo compartment enclosed by skins or fabric, and a small platform at the rear.
Anagrams
• Coralie, calorie, coalier, loricae
Source: Wiktionary
Car"i*ole, n. Etym: [F. carriole, dim. fr. L. carrus. See Car, and Carryall.] (a) A small, light, open one-horse carriage. (b) A covered cart. (c) A kind of calash. See Carryall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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