landaulet
Americannoun
noun
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a small landau
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an early type of car with a folding hood over the passenger seats and an open driver's seat
Etymology
Origin of landaulet
Example Sentences
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So we have the landaulet and limousine to designate different types of body.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English
It was like asking her whether she would have a Gorham tea-set, a Balcom gown, or a Packard landaulet.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
It was a landaulet, with a servant mounted on the dickey.
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
Of the various types of carriages now in vogue, the victoria, in its many varieties of form, is the most popular, accompanied, as of necessity, by the double victoria, sociable, brougham, landaulet and landau.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
The chauffeur turned sharply, stopped, backed, and brought the landaulet around with the awkwardness of an alligator.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
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