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clarence

1 American  
[klar-uhns] / ˈklær əns /

noun

  1. a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.

Clarence 2 American  
[klar-uhns] / ˈklær əns /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear one.”

clarence British  
/ ˈklærəns /

noun

  1. a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, having a glass front

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Etymology

Origin of clarence

1830–40; named after Duke of Clarence (1765–1837), later William IV

Example Sentences

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The emigrants started per coach, while our party drove up in a new clarence which I had brought from England.

From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

Mrs. William Hoboken haz had her clarence nuly painted.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.

The bugle had by this time arrived quite close to the clarence carriage, and if Morgiana had looked round she might have seen whence the music came.

From Men's Wives by Thackeray, William Makepeace

“Why, I never was in a carriage in all my life,” said Sweetie, as he lifted her into his beautiful clarence, and sat down beside her.

From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various

The ladies gladly made room for him in the clarence.

From Men's Wives by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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