In the Authorized Version this word is found as the rendering of many different words. In Judges 18:21 it means valuables, wealth, or booty. In Isaiah 46:1 (R.V., "the things that ye carried about") the word means a load for a beast of burden. In 1 Samuel 17:22 and Isaiah 10:28 it is the rendering of a word ("stuff" in 1 Samuel 10:22) meaning implements, equipments, baggage. The phrase in Acts 21:15, "We took up our carriages," means properly, "We packed up our baggage," as in the Revised Version.

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) That which is carried; burden; baggage.

2. (n.) The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.

3. (n.) The price or expense of carrying.

4. (n.) That which carries of conveys,

5. (n.) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort.

6. (n.) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage.

7. (n.) A part of a machine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part.

8. (n.) A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage.

9. (n.) The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing; deportment; personal manners.

10. (n.) The act or manner of conducting measures or projects; management.