BROUGHAM Definition & Meaning

brougham

[ broo-uhm, broom, broh-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a four-wheeled, boxlike, closed carriage for two or four persons, having the driver's perch outside.
Automotive.
1. (formerly) a limousine having an open driver's compartment.
2. an early type of automobile resembling a coupé, often powered by an electric motor.

brougham

/ ˈbruːəm; bruːm /

a four-wheeled horse-drawn closed carriage having a raised open driver's seat in front
obsolete.
a large car with an open compartment at the front for the driver
obsolete.
an early electric car

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1850–55; named after Lord Brougham (1778–1868), English statesman

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C19: named after Henry Peter, Lord Brougham (1778–1868)

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They included stagecoaches, wagons, private coaches, broughams, cabriolets, phaetons, buggies, and surreys.

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But even reagans fleetwood brougham looks less than elegant, by the time greened the windows.

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Several times therefore a brougham was procured from Mr. Young's stables, and mistress and maid went for a quiet afternoon drive.

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"He's blind, poor fellow, and now, whenever he goes to the theater, they watch him being helped out of his brougham."

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She heard the brougham drive away; heard the Baronet's voice for a moment or two, then all grew still again.

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