Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Baltimore"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Phaeton \Pha"["e]*ton\, n. [F. pha['e]ton a kind of carriage,
fr. Pha['e]thon Pha["e]thon, the son of Helios. See
{Pha["e]thon}.]
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 {Pha["e]thon}.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A handsome American butterfly ({Euphydryas, or
Melit[ae]a, Pha["e]ton}). 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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Baltimore
n : the largest city in Maryland; a major port and industrial
center [syn: {Baltimore}]
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