phaeton

(ə tən, fāt'n)

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noun

  1. a light, four-wheeled carriage of the 19th cent. drawn by one or two horses, with front and back seats and, usually, a folding top for the front
  2. ☆ an early type of gasoline automobile somewhat resembling such a carriage; also, later, a touring car

Origin: Fr phaéton < L Phaethon: see Phaëthon

See phaeton in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A light, four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn by a pair of horses.
  2. A touring car.

Origin:

Origin: French phaéton

Origin: , from Phaeton, Phaethon

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin Phaethōn; see Phaëthon

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