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They mount the calèches, Sosthène after Madame Sosthène; ’Thanase after Madame ’Thanase.

From Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana by Cable, George Washington

Other calèches bearing parental and grandparental couples follow.

From Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana by Cable, George Washington

We engaged two calèches, rattle-trap vehicles, like gigs with hoods, to carry us to Santiago, the capital of Chili.

From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Habitants, in their rattling calèches, were amazed by the glow in the face of a boy so ragged and forlorn.

From Old Man Savarin and Other Stories by Thomson, Edward William

Another day's journey in calèches brought them to Montreal where they were received by Arnold and a concourse of officers and citizens, and saluted with military honors.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell