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Definitions for calash
kəˈlæʃcalash

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. calash, calechenoun

    a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century

  2. calash, caleche, calash topnoun

    the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage

Wiktionary

  1. calashnoun

    A sort of light 'convertible' carriage with a folding hood.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Calashnoun

    A small carriage of pleasure.

    Etymology: caleche, Fr.

    Daniel, a sprightly swain, that us’d to flash
    The vig’rous steeds, that drew his lord’s calash. William King, Mully of Mountown.

    The ancients used calashes, the figures of several of them being to be seen on ancient monuments. They are very simple, light, and drove by the traveller himself. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

Wikipedia

  1. calash

    A barouche is a large, open, four-wheeled carriage, both heavy and luxurious, drawn by two horses. It was fashionable throughout the 19th century. Its body provides seats for four passengers, two back-seat passengers vis-à-vis two behind the coachman's high box-seat. A leather roof can be raised to give back-seat passengers some protection from the weather.

ChatGPT

  1. calash

    A calash is a type of lightweight, two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse or a light, folded hood worn especially by women in the 18th century to protect the coiffure. The term can also refer to a folding top of a carriage, particularly a type of horse-drawn coach, designed for protection against bad weather.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Calashnoun

    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

  2. Calashnoun

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

  3. Calashnoun

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

  4. Calashnoun

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

  5. Etymology: [F. calche; of Slavonic origin; cf. Bohem. kolesa, Russ. koliaska calash, koleso, kolo, wheel.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Calash

    ka-lash′, n. a light low-wheeled carriage with a folding top: a silk and whalebone hood worn by ladies to shade the face. [Fr. calèche; of Slav. origin, as Bohem. kolésa, Russ. koleso, a wheel.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of calash in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of calash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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