phaeton
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈfeɪtən/
- Archaic
:
faetón
- As the parade marched down the street, a beautifully decorated phaeton caught everyone's attention.
Examples
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My small rectory abuts her estate, Rosings Park, and she often condescends to drive by my humble dwelling in her little phaeton and ponies.
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The premature end of his childhood illusions did have one very sweet compensation, though: every Friday he was allowed to take Miss Amy for an afternoon drive in her elegant little phaeton.
Fiction book (1995) -
"I'm ready," I said lightly and let him take my hand to help me up to the high seat of the phaeton.
Fiction book (1999) -
Instead, what they were seeing was a horse-drawn phaeton or carriage smartly rolling down a street.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then, one hazy June morning, as I was helping Mama in her garden, which fed us for most of the summer and half of the winter, he drove his phaeton up to the front of our cottage, pulled up with his usual flourish, and jumped down.
Fiction book (1999) -
Paul followed the line of gleaming Victorias, phaetons, and tallyhos through the gates.
Fiction book (1993) -
He showed up in a golden phaeton powered by twenty tawny-red horses, and he had thirty surprises for Lindu.
Academic text (1991) -
Brodsky remembered the Olympia phaeton with its pair of dappled grey horses cantering out of the movie projector on the 80th floor of the Abbadabo building.
Fiction book (1992) -
On sunny afternoons, families would often take leisurely rides in their elegant phaeton through the park.
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During the summer, they enjoyed picnics and carriage rides in their vintage phaeton along the scenic routes.
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Etymology
Phaeton comes from the Greek name Phaethon, whose name means 'shining' and who, in myth, drove the sun's open chariot. Because that image suggested an open, light vehicle, people used the name for a light, four-wheeled horse carriage, so a phaeton is a stylish open carriage often used for pleasure.