phaeton
/ˈfeɪ.ɪtən/UK/ˈfeɪtən/
phaeton noun: a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses.
Noun
phaeton (plural phaetons)
- a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
- It had been settled that Lorraine was to drive Emily in his phaeton. It is true the sun was full in her eyes, the wind high, and the dust, which is just mud in high spirits, flew round them in clouds; but Emily found her ride delightful.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 260
- ...I saw the girls of Nob Hill on their way to school, kicking pebbles at each other and laughing; I saw young ladies coming home past curfew in their beaus' phaetons...2004, Andrew Sean Greer, The Confessions of Max Tivoli, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 43
- a large open touring motorcar with a folding top
Proper noun capitalized: Phaeton
Phaeton
- Alternative form of Phaëthon.
Forms of phaeton
| plural | phaetons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | phæton |
Origin of phaeton
Borrowed from French phaéton.
Words formed from phaeton
- phaetoneer
- spider phaeton
Questions about phaeton
- What does phaeton mean?
- Phaeton means a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses.
- What part of speech is phaeton?
- Phaeton can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce phaeton?
- Phaeton is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.ɪtən/.
- What is the plural of phaeton?
- The plural of phaeton is phaetons.
Words near phaeton in the dictionary
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