Calash

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calash \Ca*lash"\, n. [F. cal[`e]che; of Slavonic origin; cf.
     Bohem. kolesa, Russ. koliaska calash, koleso, kolo, wheel.]
     1. A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood
        that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a
        separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front,
        so that it can be used as either an open or a closed


        carriage.
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              The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself,
              her two children, and her servants.   --W. Irving.
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     2. In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a
        calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.
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     3. A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at
        pleasure.
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     4. A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn
        forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calash
       n 1: a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century
            [syn: {caleche}]
       2: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: {caleche},
          {calash top}]