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phaeton


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phaeton  \Pha"["e]*ton\,  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. 
 
  2.  See  {Pha["e]thon}. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  handsome  American  butterfly  ({Euphydryas,  or 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  phaeton 
  n  :  large  open  car  seating  four  with  folding  top  [syn:  {touring 
  car},  {tourer}] 




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