tilbury
noun
a light two-wheeled carriage without a top.
tilbury
American
[til-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
/ ˈtɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri /
noun
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tilburies
plural
Tilbury
1
British
/ ˈtɪlbərɪ, -brɪ /
noun
tilbury
2
British
/ ˈtɪlbərɪ, -brɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tilbury
First recorded in 1790–1800; named after its inventor, a 19th-century English coach-builder
Example Sentences
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And M. de Faverges sprang lightly into his tilbury.
From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Gustave Flaubert
His father could only respond with a faint smile; then, going towards the tilbury, one on either side, they swung themselves up with the elasticity of two men of the same age.
From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Ren? Bazin
But at once he rejected the idea, angry with himself, and hastened his step towards Carioca square, there to take a tilbury.
From Brazilian Tales by Isaac Goldberg
Dr. Veron drove a fine horse and tilbury, and Sue was not content until he could do the same.
From Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business by David W. Bartlett
Then you'll see the earnest little wheeler as much appreciated as may be, and dragging the domestic tilbury along at a rational, bourgeois rate of speed.
From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Guy Wetmore Carryl
As well as Tilbury other figures from business and fashion on the list include Sandra Choi, creative director for Jimmy Choo, who is appointed an OBE.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Several of the Lionesses who won Euro 2025 are appointed MBEs, including Chloe Kelly who scored the penalty to win the tournament, while Charlotte Tilbury, founder of her eponymous beauty brand, is made a CBE.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Tilbury, who sold a controlling stake in her brand to Puig in 2020, sought a buyout renegotiation that affected deal economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Puig, which is also still family-controlled, sells perfume, fashion, makeup and skin-care products, from brands including Carolina Herrera, Charlotte Tilbury, Byredo and Dr. Barbara Sturm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
What letter could Mrs. Tilbury be talking about?
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Landaus, barouches, or tilburies, there were none in those simple days.
From Old Mortality, Volume 1. by Sir Walter Scott
Curricles, tandems, tilburies, and dennets were constantly arriving and departing.
From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Charles James Lever
Suffice it, there they all were to criticise us, and pretty sharply I dare say they did it, when they were out of our hearing, in their respective clarences, broughams, dog-carts, drags, tilburies, and hansoms.
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
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