Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A four-wheeled closed carriage with seats for four passengers.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A close four-wheeled carriage, with a curved glass front and inside seats for two or four persons.
Wiktionary
- n. A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
Etymologies
- Named after Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later to become William IV of the United Kingdom. (Wiktionary)
- After the Duke of Clarence (1765-1837), later William IV of England. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
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Lists
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funny names
funny names
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The Barouche List: Need a Ride?
Bilby says I should have one. Even though most of these are on my other lists (the ones that weren't, I didn't really want to list).
barouche, buggy, carriage, cabriolet, randem, berlin, victoria, surrey, herdic, hansom, rockaway, cariole and 74 more...
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reesetee A closed, four-wheeled, horse-driven carriage popular in the 19th century. It had a glass front and seats for four passengers inside, and the driver sat at the front, outside the carriage. See also growler. Oct 22, 2008