Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PHAETON
n.[Gr. to shine. ] 1. In mythology, the son of Phoebus and Clymene, or of Cephalus and Aurora, that is, the son of light or of the sun. This aspiring youth begged of Phoebus that he would permit him to guide the chariot of the sun, in doing which he manifested want of skill, and being struck with a thunderbolt by Jupiter, he was hurled headlong into the river Po. This fable probably originated in the appearance of a comet with a splendid train, which passed from the sight in the northwest of Italy and Greece.
2. An open carriage like a chaise, on four wheels, and drawn by two horses.
3. In ornithology, a genus of fowls, the tropic bird.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PHAETON
Pha "ë *ton, n. Etym: [F. phaéton a kind of carriage, fr. Phaéthon Phaëthon, the son of Helios. See Phaëthon.]
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.)
Defn: A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, or 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
phaeton
pha e ton |ˈfā -itn ˈfeɪətn | ▶noun historical a light, open, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage. • a vintage touring car. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French phaéton, via Latin from the Greek name Phaethōn (see Phaethon ).
Oxford Dictionary
phaeton
phaeton |ˈfeɪt (ə )n | ▶noun historical a light, open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage. • US a vintage touring car. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French phaéton, via Latin from the Greek name Phaethōn (see Phaethon ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
phaeton
pha e ton /féɪ ə t (ə )n |féɪt (ə )n /名詞 C 1 (幌 （ほろ ）なし )2頭立て4輪馬車 .2 幌型自動車 (touring car ).
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