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calèche
ca·lèche
/
French
kaˈlɛʃ;
English
kəˈlɛʃ
/
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[
French
k
a
-
lesh
;
English
k
uh
-
lesh
]
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noun,
plural
ca·lèches
/
French
ˈkalɛʃ
;
English
kəˈlɛʃ
ɪz
/
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[
French
k
a
lesh
;
English
k
uh
-
lesh
-iz
]
Show IPA
.
1.
Also,
calash
.
(especially in Quebec, Canada) a type of calash pulled by a single horse, seating two passengers and having two wheels and a folding top.
2.
calash
(
def 1
)
.
Origin:
1660–70;
<
French;
see
calash
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calash
or
calèche
(kəˈlæʃ)
—
n
1.
a horse-drawn carriage with low wheels and a folding top
2.
the folding top of such a carriage
3.
a woman's folding hooped hood worn in the 18th century
[C17: from French
calèche,
from German
Kalesche,
from Czech
kolesa
wheels]
calèche
or
calèche
—
n
[C17: from French
calèche,
from German
Kalesche,
from Czech
kolesa
wheels]
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calèche
(
French
kalɛʃ)
—
n
a variant of
calash
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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