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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Palace \Pal"ace\ (p[a^]l"[asl]s; 48), n. [OE. palais, F. palais,
     fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of
     Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. Paladin.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of
        high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as
        halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished
        personage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Palace car. See under Car.
  
     Palace court, a court having jurisdiction of personal
        actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at
        Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.]
        --Mozley & W.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
     Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
     Chariot.]
     1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
        two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
           carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
           goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
           introduced into England from America are called cars;
           as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
        dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The gilded car of day.                --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The towering car, the sable steeds.   --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
        Bear, or the Dipper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. The cage of a lift or elevator.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
        contain passengers, ballast, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device
        for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]
  
     Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
        or locomotive.
  
     Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
        merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]
  
     Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
        railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]
  
     Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses
        or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]
  
     Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, Parlor
     car, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
        for the comfort of travelers.
        [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Palace \Pal"ace\, n. [OE. palais, F. palais, fr. L. palatium,
     fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of Rome, ? which
     Augustus had his residence. Cf. Paladin.]
     1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of
        high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as
        halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer.
  
     2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished
        personage.
  
     3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
  
     Palace car. See under Car.
  
     Palace court, a court having jurisdiction of personal
        actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at
        Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.]
        --Mozley & W.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
     Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
     Chariot.]
     1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
        two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
  
     2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
  
     Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
           carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
           goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
           introduced into England from America are called cars;
           as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.
  
     3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
        dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].
  
              The gilded car of day.                --Milton.
  
              The towering car, the sable steeds.   --Tennyson.
  
     4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
        Bear, or the Dipper.
  
              The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.
  
     5. The cage of a lift or elevator.
  
     6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
        contain passengers, ballast, etc.
  
     7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
  
     Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device
        for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]
  
     Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
        or locomotive.
  
     Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
        merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]
  
     Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
        railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]
  
     Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses
        or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]
  
     Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, Parlor
     car, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
        for the comfort of travelers.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  palace car
       n : a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
           individual chairs [syn: parlor car, parlour car, drawing-room
           car, chair car]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  palace car
     n.
     (lb en dated) A sumptuously furnished railway carriage.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  palace car
     n.
     (lb en dated) A sumptuously furnished railway carriage.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  palace car
     n.
     (lb en dated) A sumptuously furnished railway carriage.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  palace car
     n.
     (lb en dated) A sumptuously furnished railway carriage.

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  palace car /pˈalɪs kˈɑː/
  1. szalonkocsi
  2. termeskocsi

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