CARR, a kind of rolling throne, used in triumphs, and at the splendid entries of princes. See CHARIOT. The word is from the ancient Gaulish, or Celtic, Carr; mentioned by Cæsar, in his commentaries, under the name Carrus. Plutarch relates, that Camillus having entered Rome in triumph, mounted on a carr drawn by four white horses, it was looked on as too haughty an innovation.
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