calashes
noun
1.
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.
2.
a folding top of a carriage.
3.
calèche ( def 1 ).
4.
a bonnet that folds back like the top of a calash, worn by women in the 18th century.
Origin:
1660–70; < French calèche < German Kalesche < Czech kolesa carriage, literally, wheels; see wheel
1660–70; < French calèche < German Kalesche < Czech kolesa carriage, literally, wheels; see wheel
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calash or calèche (kəˈlæʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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