phaeton

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pha·e·ton / ˈfā-itn/ • n. hist. a light, open, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage. ∎  a vintage touring car.

phaeton

views updated May 23 2018

phaeton four-wheeled open carriage. XVIII. — F. phaéton — L. Phaethōn — Gr. Phaéthōn (myth.) son of Helios (sun) and Clymene, famous for his unlucky driving of the sun-chariot, sb. use of prp. phaéthōn shining, rel. to phaínein show (cf. PHENOMENON).

Phaëton

views updated May 29 2018

Phaëton. Symphonic poem, Op.39, by Saint-Saëns, comp. 1873. Also opera by Lully (Paris, 1683).

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