Definition of Cariole

1. n. A small, light, open one-horse carriage

Definition of Cariole

1. Noun. A small, light, open one-horse carriage. ¹

2. Noun. A covered cart. ¹

3. Noun. A kind of calash. ¹

4. Noun. (Canada historical) A sleigh drawn by horses, with seats for a driver and possibly passengers. ¹

5. Noun. (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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cariole

1. a small, open carriage [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cariole

carinate abdomen
carinate bird
carinated
carination
carine
caring
caringly
caringness
cario-
carioca
cariocas
cariogenesis
cariogenic
cariogenic agent
cariogenicity
cariole (current term)
carioles
cariologic
cariology
cariopses
cariopsis
cariosities
cariosity
cariostat
cariostatic
cariostatic agent
cariostats
carious
carisoprodate
carisoprodol

Literary usage of Cariole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 by Henry Youle Hind (1860)
"A cariole.—A Sledge.—The Driver.— Making the Road.—Prospects of a Race to Crow Wing.—The Start. ... Overturning a cariole.— Traveling in a Snow Storm. ..."

2. The Canadian Monthly and National Review by William White (1877)
"He therefore got into the cariole, while I mounted on the runners behind, and, ... Dismounting, therefore, I ran behind the cariole until I was in a glow. ..."

3. Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie: Stirring Scenes of Life in the Canadian by John McDougall (1898)
"I went as cariole driver, and Mark brought on the provision and baggage sled. A little more than a day and a half brought us to the fort, and while we were ..."

4. A Book of Winter Sports: An Attempt to Catch the Spirit of the Keen Joys of by J. C. Dier (1912)
"... THE cariole OF THE PROVINCES THE French Canadian habitant is poverty-stricken who does not own at least one horse, which, like himself, ..."

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