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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pha·e·ton 
[fey-i-tn or, especially Brit., feyt-n] Pronunciation Key
[fey-i-tn or, especially Brit., feyt-n] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century. |
| 2. | a vintage automobile of the touring-car type. |
[Origin: 1585–95; special use of L Phaetōn, var. of Phaethōn Phaethon]
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| pha·e·ton
(fā'ĭ-tn) Pronunciation Key
n.
[French phaéton, from Phaeton, Phaethon, from Old French, from Latin Phaethōn; see Phaëthon.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
phaeton
phaeton
type of light four-wheeled carriage, 1742, from Fr. (1735), from Gk. Phaethon name of the son of Helios and Clymene, who tried to drive his father's sun-chariot but crashed after almost setting fire to the whole earth. His name is lit. "shining," from phaein "to shine, gleam," from phaos "light." Earlier as a name for a rash or adventurous driver (1593).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| phaeton | |
noun | |
| large open car seating four with folding top [syn: touring car] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Phaeton
Pha"["e]*ton\, n. [F. pha['e]ton a kind of carriage, fr. Pha['e]thon Pha["e]thon, the son of Helios. See Pha["e]thon.]1. A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or having no side pieces, in front of the seat. It is drawn by one or two horses. 2. See Pha["e]thon. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, or Melit[ae]a, Pha["e]ton). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- called also Baltimore.
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