brougham

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Named after British statesman Lord Brougham (1778–1868), who either invented or popularized the vehicle.

1. A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with an open seat for the driver in front of a closed cabin for two or four passengers, designed in 1839.

   ““Yes,” he continued, glancing out of the window. “A nice little brougham and a pair of beauties.””

   “It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.”

2. An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.