phaeton

[ fey-i-tn or, especially British, feyt-n ]

/ ˈfeɪ ɪ tn or, especially British, ˈfeɪt n /

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noun

any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.

a vintage automobile of the touring-car type.

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Origin of phaeton

1585–95; special use of Latin Phaetōn, variant of Phaethōn Phaëthon

Words nearby phaeton

Phaedrus, phaeic, Phaënna, Phaestus, Phaëthon, phaeton, phage, phagedaena, phagedena, -phagia, phago-

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How to use phaeton in a sentence

And she is going to marry Ralph Towne: she passed with him this morning; they were in the phaeton with that pair of little grays!
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
A convenient seat was placed upon his broad back, which might be compared to a phaeton without wheels.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The grooms eyebrows rose as he received the order for the pony-phaeton, and kept rising during all his preparations.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
Before the phaeton had driven off, the girl had entered the station and seated herself upon a bench.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson

They were all driving together in the phaeton, and the sisters were making much of their young friend.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

British Dictionary definitions for phaeton

phaeton

/ (ˈfeɪtən) /

noun

a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats

Word Origin for phaeton

C18: from Phaëthon

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