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phaeton

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pha·e·ton  (f-tn)
n.
1. A light, four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn by a pair of horses.
2. A touring car.
[French phaéton, from Phaeton, Phaethon, from Old French, from Latin Phaethn; see Phaëthon.]
phaeton [fate-on]
Noun
a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with or without a top [from French, after Phaëthon, character in Greek myth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.phaetonphaeton - large open car seating four with folding top
touring car, tourer
auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"


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Before the phaeton had driven off, the girl had entered the station and seated herself upon a bench.
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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
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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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