phaeton /ˈfeɪtən/ noun2 •a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses...I saw the girls of Nob Hill on their way to school, kicking pebbles at each other and laughing; I saw young ladies coming home past curfew in their beaus' phaetons... — 2004 •a large open touring motorcar with a folding top formsphaetons