phaeton

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phaeton - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phaeton \Pha"["e]*ton\ (f[=a]"[-e]*t[o^]n), n. [F. pha['e]ton a
     kind of carriage, fr. Pha['e]thon Pha["e]thon, the son of
     Helios. See Pha["e]thon.]
     1. A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or
        having no side pieces, in front of the seat. It is drawn
        by one or two horses.
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     2. See Pha["e]thon.
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     3. (Zool.) A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas  Pha["e]ton
         syn. Melit[ae]a Pha["e]ton). The upper side
        of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal
        crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; --
        called also Baltimore.
        [1913 Webster]

phaeton - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  phaeton
      n 1: large open car seating four with folding top [syn: touring car
           , phaeton, tourer]