PHAETON

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

See Phaëthon.

3.
n.

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.


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