clarence

¹

[ klar-uhns ]

noun

1. a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.

Clarence

²

[ klar-uhns ]

noun

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

clarence

/ ˈklærəns /

noun

1. a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, having a glass front

Word History and Origins

Origin of clarence¹

1830–40; named after Duke of Clarence (1765–1837), later William IV

Word History and Origins

Origin of clarence¹

C19: named after the Duke of Clarence (1765–1837)

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.

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

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The emigrants started per coach, while our party drove up in a new clarence which I had brought from England.

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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.

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The ladies gladly made room for him in the clarence.

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