carrosse

le carrosse (FR N-M) carriage, horse-drawn vehicle, usually of some luxury, sitting atop four large wheels (sometimes two), with an enclosed, or at least covered, passenger compartment. Over the centuries, a seemingly infinite variety of carriages were built, usually to order. Mass production, hence uniformity of nomenclature and style, was rarely known. Carriages tend to fall into some basic categories: phaetons, gigs, dog carts, breaks, wagonettes, omnibuses, coaches, wagons, and…