Fiacre

fya'kr, a Parisian cab. The origin of the name is interesting. Saint Fiacre is the French patron saint of gardening. Carriages for hire were first kept at the inn of St. Fiacre about 1650. The Paris fiacre is a one-horse covered carriage designed to accommodate from one to four passengers. The fiacre may be entered from either side. An outside seat and boot in front serves for the driver and luggage. Automobiles are said to be driving the fiacre from the streets of Paris. See Carriage