cabriolet

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cabriolet
    n 1: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and
         a folding hood [syn: {cab}, {cabriolet}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cabriolet \Cab`ri*o*let"\, n. [F., dim. of cabriole a leap,
   caper, from It. capriola, fr. dim. of L. caper he-goat, capra
   she-goat. This carriage is so called from its skipping
   lightness. Cf. {Cab}, {Caper} a leap.]
   A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top.
   [1913 Webster]