fiacre

[ fee-ah-ker, -ahk; French fya-kruh ]

/ fiˈɑ kər, -ˈɑk; French ˈfya krə /

a small horse-drawn carriage.

Origin of fiacre

1690–1700; < French; after the Hotel de St. Fiacre in Paris, where such carriages were first for hire

fhlmc, fhwa, fi, fi. fa., fia, fiacre, fianarantsoa, fianchetto, fiancé, fiancée, fianna

With her hand on the door, the Countess realized that the fiacre was already occupied.

Long Live the King |Mary Roberts Rinehart
In a high rage of disgust, Stefan hired a fiacre, and bore his children defiantly home to their birthplace.

The Nest Builder |Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
When he had set down his lively companion, Vane dismissed his fiacre, and walked to his lodgings musingly.

The Parisians, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
There was but one thing to be done, to jump into this cab and follow the fiacre.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo

The Magistrate and the Chief entered a fiacre, while Bernardet mounted beside the driver.

The Crime of the Boulevard |Jules Claretie

fiacre

/ (fɪˈɑːkrə) /

a small four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, usually with a folding roof

C17: named after the Hotel de St Fiacre, Paris, where these vehicles were first hired out