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

She died in 1895, collapsing as she stepped into a phaeton on yet another filial rescue mission.

From The New Yorker

He came to Wentworth Street, which ran north and south and clearly served as Englewood’s main commercial street, its pavement clotted with horses, drays, and phaetons.

From Literature

They included stagecoaches, wagons, private coaches, broughams, cabriolets, phaetons, buggies, and surreys.

From Literature

And Judith looked once at the phaeton and realised what it meant and began to scream, screaming and kicking while they carried her back into the house and put her to bed.

From Literature

The lady then descended from her phaeton, and was conducted by the children into the house. 

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