CARRIAGEABLE

Etymology

Adjective

carriageable (comparative more carriageable, superlative most carriageable)

Passable by carriages.

Capable of being conveyed in carriages.

Source: Wiktionary


Car"riage*a*ble, a.

Definition: Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages. [R.] Ruskin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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