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.

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Clarence ² American  

[klar-uhns] / ˈklær əns /

noun

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

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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

“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

Mrs. William Hoboken haz had her clarence nuly painted.

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

It was a clarence, with dark subdued-looking panels, only ornamented by a vermilion crest.

From Henry Dunbar A Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

But Woolsey humbly said he was not a riding man, and gladly consented to take a place in the clarence carriage, provided he was allowed to bear half the expenses of the entertainment.

From Men's Wives by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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