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clarence|ˈklærəns|
[Named in compliment to the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV.]
A close four-wheeled carriage with seats for four inside; also attrib.
1837Thackeray Ravenswing iii, I'll hire the small clarence. Ibid. Woolsey..consented to take a place in the clarence carriage. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour III. 360 (Hoppe) When clarences, the cabs that carry four, came in, they cooked the hackney-coachmen in no time. 1864Mrs. Carlyle Lett. III. 230, I have now set up a nice little Brougham, or Clarence. 1864Social Sc. Rev. 403 Four-wheeled Clarence Cabs, seated for four passengers within and one in addition to the driver without, have long remained without any material alteration. |