Coach

(kōch.) (Fr. coche.) A vehicle of pleasure,distinguished from a chariot by having seats fronting each other. Many of the coaches used by princes and nobles in the 16th cent. were closed only to the extent that they had canopies supported by ornamental pillars, and curtains of cloth, silk, or leather, which could be drawn Fig. 192. - COACH OF THE 16TH CENTURY. easily aside (Fig. 192). A C. with gla windows is specially mentioned as being used by an Infanta of Spain in 1631. Coaches were first suspended by leathern straps in the time of Louis XIV., in order to insure ease of motion. [s. 200] IMG:p0229_0.jpg:Gravür