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remise

remise

9.9
An expensive hired carriage used for special occasions
  • noun
  • /rɪˈmiːz/
  • Archaic
translation icon : coche de lujo
  • Unlike the ordinary cabs on the street, the remise gleamed with polished brass and velvet seats.

Examples

  • The wealthy merchant arrived at the ball in a luxurious remise.

  • The elegant remise awaited us outside the grand hotel.

  • She always insisted on traveling by remise for important occasions.

  • In the 19th century, a remise was a common sight in Paris.

  • The wealthy merchant arrived at the ball in a luxurious remise.

  • She always insisted on traveling by remise for important occasions.

  • Unlike the ordinary cabs on the street, the remise gleamed with polished brass and velvet seats.

Synonyms

caroche
vsremise
  • Archaic
9.9

A large fancy carriage pulled by horses and used by nobles in the 1500s and 1600s

is an expensive hired vehicle meant for paying customers
fiacre
vsremise
  • Archaic
9.9

A small horse-drawn carriage people hire like a taxi in old Paris

is a hired high-class carriage rather than an ordinary taxi service
hackney coach
vsremise
  • Archaic
9.9

A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage people hired in cities long ago

is a costlier high-class hired carriage rather than an ordinary transport
hackney
vsremise
  • Archaic
9.9

A horse-drawn carriage that people hire like a taxi

is reserved for expensive, high-class hired carriages rather than general ones

How Luxurious

limousine
108 3.0
remise
  • Archaic
9.9
coach
  • Archaic
15 6.5
carriage
100 4.7
cart
297 1.0

Surface Forms

remise singular
remises plural

Etymology

Remise also came to mean the carriage kept in such a place, especially a well-kept hire carriage, so a remise can mean an expensive, polished vehicle used for special trips.