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noun

Calash n.

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. "The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself, her two children, and her servants."

In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.

A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure.

A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.

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Etymology of 'Calash'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Calash" Quotes from Famous Books

... tell how a face in a circling calash Grew red as the poppies she wore, When a dandy stepped up with a swagger and dash. And escorted her home to her door. How the beaux cried with jealousy, "Jove! what a buck!" As they glared at the fortunate swain, ...

— Cap and Gown - A Treasury of College Verse • Selected by Frederic Knowles

Words linked to "Calash" : chaise, caleche, hood