Phaeton
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Definition
(n.) A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or having no side pieces, in front of the seat. It is drawn by one or two horses.
(n.) See Phaethon.
(n.) A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, / Melitaea, Phaeton). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- called also Baltimore.
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Definition
n. a kind of open pleasure-carriage on four wheels drawn by one or two horses from Phaé›hon son of Helios the sun whose chariot he attempted to drive: a tropic bird.—adj. Phaé›on′ic.
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Examples
- Drive a phaeton and two. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He had been a tailor in his time, and had kept a phaeton, he said. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Yes--drive a phaeton and four. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- They had a little open phaeton for the journey, and were soon in it on the road home. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But she is perfectly amiable, and often condescends to drive by my humble abode in her little phaeton and ponies. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- A tall custard-coloured phaeton tooling up in a solemn manner leaves four cards, to wit, a couple of Mr Podsnaps, a Mrs Podsnap, and a Miss Podsnap. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- As Mr. Casaubon's carriage was passing out of the gateway, it arrested the entrance of a pony phaeton driven by a lady with a servant seated behind. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He gave me his arm, and the two officers courteously bowed me out, and we found at the door a phaeton or barouche with a postilion and post horses. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Sir James handed Mrs. Cadwallader to the phaeton, and then jumped on his horse. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The phaeton was a very handsome affair; the horses arched their necks and lifted up their legs as if they knew they belonged to Doctors' Commons. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The form shown represents a phaeton weighing 1,400 pounds; the motor is of the single hydrocarbon type, and is simple, powerful and compact. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Here comes Mrs. Sykes's phaeton, Mr. Wynne's close carriage, Mrs. Birtwhistle's car. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As we sat there, silently, we saw a little pony phaeton coming towards us at a merry pace. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mrs Boffin preferring the latter course, they set off one morning in a hired phaeton, conveying the hammer-headed young man behind them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A low phaeton, with a nice little pair of ponies, would be the very thing. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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