cabriolet

[ kab-ree-uh-ley ]

/ ˌkæb ri əˈleɪ /

noun

a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.

an automobile resembling a coupe but with a folding top.

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Origin of cabriolet

1760–70; < French: literally, little caper; so called from its light movement. See cabriole, -et

Words nearby cabriolet

cabrilla, cabrillo, cabrini, cabrio, cabriole, cabriolet, cabrito, cabstand, cabuya, cac-, cacao

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Example sentences from the Web for cabriolet

(A more upscale version, the cabriolet, or “cab,” was later imported from France).
Great Cities are Born Filthy|Will Doig|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The fruiterer's daughter was putting into the cabriolet a parcel belonging to Georges at the moment of his arrest.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
At this moment two persons, who had come from Paris in a cabriolet, alighted at the door of the shop.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6|Eugne Sue
A seedy-looking 248 cabriolet and horse to match are abominations not to be endured.
Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road|William Pitt Lennox

We will hire a cabriolet, and keep it, so that we can return when we choose.
My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI)|Charles Paul de Kock
Can I earn a handsome livelihood out of all this—wear kid gloves, and set up a cabriolet?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cabriolet

cabriolet

/ (ˌkæbrɪəʊˈleɪ) /

noun

a small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats and a folding hood

a former name for a drophead coupé

Word Origin for cabriolet

C18: from French, literally: a little skip, from cabriole, from Latin capreolus wild goat, from caper goat; referring to the lightness of movement

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