Category:Phaeton

Pha"ë*ton, n. Etym: [f. phaéton a kind of carriage, fr. Phaéthon Phaëthon, the son of helios. See phaëthon.]

1. A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or having No side pieces, in front of the seat. It is drawn by one or two Horses.

2. See phaëthon.

3. (zoöl.)

Defn: a handsome american butterfly (euphydryas, or melitæa, Phaëton). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots And marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- Called also baltimore.