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phaeton [ˈfeɪtən] n
a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top, usually having two seats [from Phaëthon] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Before the phaeton had driven off, the girl had entered the station and seated herself upon a bench. What an ample subject for reflection on the uncertain Enjoyments of this World, would not that Phaeton and the Life of Cardinal Wolsey afford a thinking Mind This pony had a little phaeton behind him, and a man in it; but neither man nor phaeton seemed to embarrass him in the least, as he reared up on his hind legs, or stopped, or went on, or stood still again, or backed, or went side-ways, without the smallest reference to them--just as the fancy seized him, and as if he were the freest animal in creation. |
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