Brougham
[bru(:)әm]
Definition
(noun.) a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat.
(noun.) light carriage; pulled by a single horse.
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Definition
(n.) A light, close carriage, with seats inside for two or four, and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short.
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Definition
n. a one-horse close carriage either two or four wheeled named after Lord Brougham (1778-1868).
Checker: Melva
Examples
- A pretty list indeed, said Brougham, alluding to my characters, as advertised in the newspapers by Stockdale. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- A brougham was coming down it, and there could be no mistaking those gray horses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The daily appearance of a brougham and pair could hardly have been overlooked in such Sleepy Hollows. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I can easily get away from the office in time to meet the brougham at the ferry, if May will send it there. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In short never was Brougham himself more eloquent! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The footman, who had a still bigger white favour on his lapel, wrapped May's white cloak about her, and Archer jumped into the brougham at her side. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A brougham and pair of grays, under the glare of a gas-lamp, stood before the doctor's door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Do you mean because we're in my wife's brougham? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She left no letter behind her to palliate her guilt; all I knew was that she had gone with some gentleman who had called for her in a brougham. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We see Jack Thriftless prancing in the park, or darting in his brougham down Pall Mall: we eat his dinners served on his miraculous plate. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And good-night, Watson, he added, as the wheels of the royal brougham rolled down the street. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- May's brougham awaited her at the door, and she was to drive Archer to Union Square, where he could pick up a Broadway car to carry him to the office. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- There's a brougham waiting for us, Watson, said he. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- She watched us with a sardonic eye as we stepped from the brougham. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Fear nothing, was Brougham's answer. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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