phaeton
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
a vintage automobile of the touring-car type.
Origin of phaeton
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How to use phaeton in a sentence
And she is going to marry Ralph Towne: she passed with him this morning; they were in the phaeton with that pair of little grays!
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterA convenient seat was placed upon his broad back, which might be compared to a phaeton without wheels.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe grooms eyebrows rose as he received the order for the pony-phaeton, and kept rising during all his preparations.
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis StevensonBefore the phaeton had driven off, the girl had entered the station and seated herself upon a bench.
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis StevensonThey were all driving together in the phaeton, and the sisters were making much of their young friend.
British Dictionary definitions for phaeton
/ (ˈfeɪtən) /
a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats
Origin of phaeton
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