phaeton

[ fey-i-tn or, especially British, feyt-n ]

/ ˈfeɪ ɪ tn or, especially British, ˈfeɪt n /

noun

any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.

a vintage automobile of the touring-car type.

Origin of phaeton

1585–95; special use of Latin Phaetōn, variant of Phaethōn Phaëthon

Words nearby phaeton

Phaënna, phaeo-, phaeohyphomycosis, Phaestus, Phaëthon, phaeton, phage, phagedaena, phagedena, phage display, -phagia

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Example sentences from the Web for phaeton

A low English phaeton was drawn up before the door of the post office of a French seaport town.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, Issue 2, February, 1864|Various
Page 436: Phaeton was printed that way, rather than as Phton.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
If she says ‘Yes,’ sell out—give up hunting—drive her about in a phaeton, and buy a yacht.
General Bounce|G. J. Whyte-Melville
In the carriages, the caleche, and the phaeton, all crossed themselves as they passed the church opposite the house.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy

"That's beautiful," said I, as I folded it up and handed it back to Phaeton, who read it again before putting it into his pocket.
Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for phaeton

phaeton

/ (ˈfeɪtən) /

noun

a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats

Word Origin for phaeton

C18: from Phaëthon

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	phaeton
释义	phaeton [ fey-i-tn or, especially British, feyt-n ] / ˈfeɪ ɪ tn or, especially British, ˈfeɪt n / noun any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century. a vintage automobile of the touring-car type. Origin of phaeton 1585–95; special use of Latin Phaetōn, variant of Phaethōn Phaëthon Words nearby phaeton Phaënna, phaeo-, phaeohyphomycosis, Phaestus, Phaëthon, phaeton, phage, phagedaena, phagedena, phage display, -phagia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phaeton A low English phaeton was drawn up before the door of the post office of a French seaport town. Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, Issue 2, February, 1864\|Various Page 436: Phaeton was printed that way, rather than as Phton. Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)\|August Weismann If she says ‘Yes,’ sell out—give up hunting—drive her about in a phaeton, and buy a yacht. General Bounce\|G. J. Whyte-Melville In the carriages, the caleche, and the phaeton, all crossed themselves as they passed the church opposite the house. War and Peace\|Leo Tolstoy "That's beautiful," said I, as I folded it up and handed it back to Phaeton, who read it again before putting it into his pocket. Phaeton Rogers\|Rossiter Johnson British Dictionary definitions for phaeton phaeton / (ˈfeɪtən) / noun a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats Word Origin for phaeton C18: from Phaëthon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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