Meaning & use
Clarence
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A light, four-wheeled, closed horse-drawn carriage with a fixed roof, popular in the 19th century.
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The couple arrived at the ball in a hired clarence drawn by two grey horses.
Museums display restored clarences alongside other Victorian-era carriages.
A note on using this word
Named after the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV, for whom the carriage design was reportedly first made.
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