"brougham" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹuːəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brougham.wav [Southern-England] Forms: broughams [plural]
Rhymes: -uːəm Etymology: Named from Henry Peter, Lord Brougham (1778–1868), who either invented or popularized the vehicle. Head templates: {{en-noun}} brougham (plural broughams)
  1. A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers. Categories (topical): Carriages
    Sense id: en-brougham-en-noun-aH1qGUCB Disambiguation of Carriages: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 44
  2. An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat. Categories (topical): Carriages
    Sense id: en-brougham-en-noun-yC9MG7Y- Disambiguation of Carriages: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Whitechapel brougham

Inflected forms

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