phaeton

[ fey-i-tnor, especially British, feyt-n ]

noun

1. any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
2. a vintage automobile of the touring-car type.

phaeton

/ ˈfeɪtən /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of phaeton¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of phaeton¹

C18: from Phaëthon

Example Sentences

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!

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A convenient seat was placed upon his broad back, which might be compared to a phaeton without wheels.

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The grooms eyebrows rose as he received the order for the pony-phaeton, and kept rising during all his preparations.

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Before the phaeton had driven off, the girl had entered the station and seated herself upon a bench.

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They were all driving together in the phaeton, and the sisters were making much of their young friend.

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