Cabriolet /(?)/

Cab·ri·o·let

Cabriolet

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.

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