phaeton Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large open car seating four with folding top
    tourer; touring car.

WordNet

Pha"ë*ton noun (Also<
  • Phaeton
  • Phaëton
)
Etymology
F. phaéton a kind of carriage, fr. Phaéthon Phaëthon, the son of Helios. See Phaëthon.
Definitions
  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 Phaëthon.
  3. (Zoöl.) A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, ∨ Melitæa, Phaëton). 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.

Webster 1913