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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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
A taxi, summoned by a footman, was in waiting, and Theydon was crossing the pavement when he noticed a gray landaulet car at rest beneath the trees at some distance.
From Number Seventeen by Tracy, Louis
It was a landaulet and the hood was lowered.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby
It was a glittering landaulet, folded back and open.
From The Happy End by Hergesheimer, Joseph
Picking it up his face was suffused by a darker tide; this was the result of stooping and the angry realization that in spite of his prohibition Louise had been using the landaulet again.
From The Happy End by Hergesheimer, Joseph
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