DCHP-2
cabriole cabriolle [< F "carriage"] Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
originally, a light open sleigh used in French Canada, drawn by one or two horses (sometimes by dogs), and having a seat for the driver.
See also: cariole ((n.)) (def. 1)
- 1816 During winter it is a favorite amusement . . . to drive in a cabriolle, a very comfortable open carriage, set on runners. . . .
- 1827 (1832) It being Sunday, and the day fine and pleasant, numbers of farmers and others, and fine veiled females in gigs, cabrioles, and Jersey waggons, were dashing along. . . .
- 1816 During winter it is a favorite amusement . . . to drive in a cabriolle, a very comfortable open carriage, set on runners. . . .