brougham

  • 21brougham — noun Etymology: Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux died 1868 Scottish jurist Date: 1851 a light closed horse drawn carriage with the driver outside in front …

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  • 22brougham — (entrée créée par le supplément) (broum ) s. m. Sorte de voiture. •   Il [lord Brougham, célèbre légiste et écrivain anglais] faisait usage d une voiture petite et basse de son invention, qui fut appelée et qui s appelle encore un brougham,… …

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  • 23brougham — UK [ˈbruːəm] / UK [bruːm] / US [brum] / US [ˈbruəm] noun [countable] Word forms brougham : singular brougham plural broughams a vehicle used in the past, pulled by a horse …

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  • 24brougham — noun /ˈbruːəm/ a) A four wheeled horse drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers. , 1891, “Yes,” he continued, glancing out of the window. “A nice little brougham… …

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  • 25brougham — brough|am [ˈbru:əm] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Lord Brougham (1778 1868), Scottish lawyer, who invented it] a carriage used in the past, which had four wheels and a roof and was pulled by a horse …

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  • 26brougham — [ bru:(ə)m] noun historical 1》 a horse drawn carriage with a roof, four wheels, and an open driver s seat in front. 2》 a car with an open driver s seat. Origin C19: named after Lord Brougham, who designed the carriage …

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  • 27brougham — brough•am [[t]ˈbru əm, brum, ˈbroʊ əm[/t]] n. 1) trs a four wheeled, boxlike closed carriage with the driver s perch outside 2) aum a) (formerly) a limousine with an open driver s compartment b) an early type of automobile resembling a coupé,… …

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  • 28brougham — /brum/ (say broohm), /ˈbruəm/ (say broohuhm), /ˈbroʊəm/ (say brohuhm) noun 1. a four wheeled, box like, closed carriage for two or four persons, with the driver s perch outside. 2. an early type of motor car, often battery driven. {named after… …

  • 29Brougham — See Cadillac Eldorado Brougham …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 30brougham — n. hist. 1 a horse drawn closed carriage with a driver perched outside in front. 2 a motor car with an open driver s seat. Etymology: Lord Brougham, d. 1868 …

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