CALASH

calash, caleche, calash top

(noun) the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage

calash, caleche

(noun) a woman’s large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

calash (plural calashes)

(historical) Alternative form of calèche (“type of carriage with low wheels”)

(historical) A silk and whalebone hood worn by ladies to shade the face.

Anagrams

• Schaal

Source: Wiktionary

Ca*lash", n. Etym: [F. calèche; 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 close carriage. The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself, her two children, and her servants. W. Irving.

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

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

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition