berceauˈnette
[A tradesman's perversion of bassinet or bassinette, whereby that word is ignorantly referred to the F. berceau ‘cradle,’ with which it has no connexion. Berceaunette is, of course, an impossible form in Fr., and is a patent modern instance of pseudo-etymological spelling.]
| 1885 Bazaar 30 Mar. 1250/3 Berceaunette carriage, nearly new, must be sold. Ibid. Splendid berceaunette perambulator, one of the handsomest carriages ever made. |