ca·lash (k -l sh ) also ca·lèche (-l sh)n. 1. a. A light carriage with two or four low wheels and a collapsible top. b. A top for this or a similar carriage. 2. A woman's folding bonnet of the late 18th century. [French calèche, from German Kalesche, from Czech kolesa, from pl. of kolo, koles-, wheel, from Old Church Slavonic; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
calash [kəˈlæʃ], calèche
n
1. a horse-drawn carriage with low wheels and a folding top
2. the folding top of such a carriage
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's folding hooped hood worn in the 18th century
[from French calèche, from German Kalesche, from Czech kolesa wheels]
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