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brougham
[broo-uhm, broom, broh-uhm]
noun
a four-wheeled, boxlike, closed carriage for two or four persons, having the driver's perch outside.
Automotive.
(formerly) a limousine having an open driver's compartment.
an early type of automobile resembling a coupé, often powered by an electric motor.
brougham
/ ˈbruːəm, bruːm /
noun
a four-wheeled horse-drawn closed carriage having a raised open driver's seat in front
obsoletea large car with an open compartment at the front for the driver
obsoletean early electric car
Word History and Origins
Origin of brougham1
Word History and Origins
Origin of brougham1
Example Sentences
They included stagecoaches, wagons, private coaches, broughams, cabriolets, phaetons, buggies, and surreys.
But even reagans fleetwood brougham looks less than elegant, by the time greened the windows.
Several times therefore a brougham was procured from Mr. Young's stables, and mistress and maid went for a quiet afternoon drive.
"He's blind, poor fellow, and now, whenever he goes to the theater, they watch him being helped out of his brougham."
She heard the brougham drive away; heard the Baronet's voice for a moment or two, then all grew still again.
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