cabriolet

cabriolet
/kab'ree euh lay"/, n.
1. a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.
2. an automobile resembling a coupe but with a folding top.
[1760-70; < F: lit., little caper; so called from its light movement. See CABRIOLE, -ET]

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 originally a two-wheeled, doorless, hooded, one-horse carriage, first used in 18th-century France and often let out for hire. The name is thought to derive from cabriole (French: “caper”) because of the vehicle's light, bounding motion. Later cabriolets were built with four wheels. When used as hacks, cabriolets often had a jump seat or a side seat for the driver. Later, the word cabriolet, shortened to “cab,” was used for any carriage for hire, as a hackney cab.

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