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Such vehicles were nothing new: Chariots came from the Romans, the curricle chair applied to royalty, and the French post chaise became the one-horse shay.—Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
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borrowed from Latin curriculum "action of running, race, chariot" — more at curriculum
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