Cabriolet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cabriolet \Cab`ri*o*let"\, n. [F., dim. of cabriole a leap,
     caper, from It. capriola, fr. dim. of L. caper he-goat, capra
     she-goat. This carriage is so called from its skipping
     lightness. Cf. {Cab}, {Caper} a leap.]
     A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cabriolet
       n : small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a
           folding hood [syn: {cab}]