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calash

[ kuh-lash ]
/ kəˈlæʃ /
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noun
Also calèche. a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and having two or four wheels, a seat for a driver on a splashboard, and sometimes a folding top.
a folding top of a carriage.
calèche (def. 1).
a bonnet that folds back like the top of a calash, worn by women in the 18th century.
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Origin of calash

1660–70; <French calèche<German Kalesche<Czech kolesa carriage, literally, wheels; see wheel

Words nearby calash

calamus, calando, calandria, calanthe, Calapan, calash, calathea, calathiform, calathus, calaverite, Calbayog
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Words related to calash

awning, bonnet, canopy, cover, shade

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British Dictionary definitions for calash

calash

calche

/ (kəˈlæʃ) /
noun
a horse-drawn carriage with low wheels and a folding top
the folding top of such a carriage
a woman's folding hooped hood worn in the 18th century

Word Origin for calash

C17: from French calèche, from German Kalesche, from Czech kolesa wheels
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