Cabriolet


a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.
an automobile resembling a coupe but with a folding top.
Contemporary Examples

Great Cities are Born Filthy Will Doig July 12, 2014

Historical Examples

Peggy Owen at Yorktown Lucy Foster Madison
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard Anatole France
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. Hermann Pckler-Muskau
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ Nicolas Notovitch
Four Years in France Henry Digby Beste
Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini
My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) Charles Paul de Kock
Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Charles James Lever
Sister Anne (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume X) Charles Paul de Kock

noun
a small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats and a folding hood
a former name for a drophead coupé
n.

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