Definition of Cabriolet

1. Noun. Small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood.

Exact synonyms: Cab
Generic synonyms: Carriage, Equipage, Rig

Definition of Cabriolet

1. n. A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top.

Definition of Cabriolet

1. Noun. An automobile with a retractable top ¹

2. Noun. (originally) A light two wheeled carriage with a folding top pulled by a single horse ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cabriolet

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cabriolet

cabrees
cabrerite
cabresta
cabrestas
cabresto
cabrestos
cabretta
cabrettas
cabrie
cabries
cabriite
cabrilla
cabrillas
cabriole
cabrioles
cabriolet (current term)
cabriolets
cabrit
cabrito
cabrits
cabs
cabstand
cabstands
cabulance
caburns
cabécou
cacafogo
cacafogos
cacafuego

Literary usage of Cabriolet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Pleasure Carriages: Their Origin, History, Varieties, Materials by William Bridges Adams (1837)
"Patent cabriolet, with door behind and Boulnois' Elliptic Springs. ... Author's Invention of a cabriolet open or close at pleasure, and driven from behind. ..."

2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... however, Frederick managed to procure an indifferent cabriolet, which, for the sum of sixty francs, without taking into account the price of a drink for ..."

3. The Fan Book by MacIver Percival (1921)
"cabriolet Fans. 1. A French Fan of the cabriolet type. ... Three-tiered cabriolet Fan. A somewhat unusual type, with ivory carved and painted sticks. ..."

4. Fifty Years Ago by Walter Besant (1888)
"Do you see that thin, spare gentleman in the cloak, riding slowly along THE LAST cabriolet DRIVER the street followed by a (From the Drawing by George ..."

5. The Monarchy of the Middle Classes: France, Social, Literary, Political by Henry Lytton Bulwer Dalling and Bulwer (1836)
"cocher de cabriolet;"—" And if there were a republic, what would you be ?" " cocher de cabriolet. Alors que la dy- nastie aille comme elle pourra. ..."

6. The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Whole Language by John Walker (1902)
"Mab Queen of the fairies, s. To nab To catch by surprise, va H'lb'nab At random, adv. To knab To bite, va Cii A Hebrew measure ; a cabriolet, ..."

7. Memoirs of the Emperor Napoleon: From Ajaccio to Waterloo, as Soldier by Laure Junot Abrantès (1901)
"... The Lost Manuscript — The Poet's Despair and Good Appetite —The Poet in the cabriolet, and the Vicious Mare—His Lamentations—The Hackney Coachman. ..."

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