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brougham|bruːm, ˈbruːəm, ˈbrəʊəm|
[c gray][f. the name of Lord Brougham, of which the native northern pronunciation was (ˈbrʊxəm[/c]) also |ˈbrʊfɛm|, and |ˈbruːhəm|; this became in London |ˈbruːəm, and bruːm|.
For the vehicle |bruːm| was the accepted London pronunciation, as seen in society verses, etc., and was still (1888) widely prevalent, especially among elderly people; |ˈbruːəm| was somewhat less frequent; but an extensive collection of evidence shows |ˈbrəʊəm| to have been the most common in educated use in the late 19th c. |brəʊm| was heard from the vulgar.]
A one-horse closed carriage, with two or four wheels, for two or four persons.
1851Househ. Words III. 567 Dukes and marquises, and people of that sort, glide away in their broughams. 1856Patmore Angel in Ho. ii. Prol. i, Briggs, Factotum, Footman, Butler, Groom..Preserv'd the rabbits, drove the brougham. 1866M. E. Braddon Lady's Mile i. 2 Those dashing mail-phaetons and dainty little broughams. |