Pha"e*ton (?), n. [F. pha'eton a kind of carriage, fr. Pha'ethon Phaethon, the son of Helios. See Phaethon.]
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 Phaethon.
3. Zool.
A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, ∨ Melitaea, Phaeton). 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.
© Webster 1913.