brougham

[ broo-uhm, broom, broh-uhm ]

/ ˈbru əm, brum, ˈbroʊ əm /

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noun

a four-wheeled, boxlike, closed carriage for two or four persons, having the driver's perch outside.

Automotive.

(formerly) a limousine having an open driver's compartment.
an early type of automobile resembling a coupé, often powered by an electric motor.

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Origin of brougham

1850–55; named after Lord Brougham (1778–1868), English statesman

Words nearby brougham

brotherly, Brother of the Christian Schools, brother's keeper, Am I my, brotula, brotus, brougham, brought, broughta, brought-on, brouhaha, Broun

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How to use brougham in a sentence

The Frenchman shrugged his shoulders as he stepped into his perfectly-appointed but funereal-looking little brougham.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Nevertheless, they had spoken to no one, and on the fall of the curtain had entered a brougham in waiting and driven off.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
Jessie hesitated just a minute to make quite sure that she had her permit in her pocket, when a two-horse brougham dashed up.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
Maxwell lounged away, and Jessie passed quickly along as the countess came down the steps and stepped into her brougham.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White

She has a flat at three hundred pounds, an electric brougham, a box at the opera, and a little place at Henley.
A Butterfly on the Wheel|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for brougham

brougham

/ (ˈbruːəm, bruːm) /

noun

a four-wheeled horse-drawn closed carriage having a raised open driver's seat in front

obsolete a large car with an open compartment at the front for the driver

obsolete an early electric car

Word Origin for brougham

C19: named after Henry Peter, Lord Brougham (1778–1868)

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