'Calash' definitions:
Definition of 'calash'
From: WordNet
noun
A woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century [syn: calash, caleche]
noun
The folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: calash, caleche, calash top]
Definition of 'Calash'
From: GCIDE
- Calash \Ca*lash"\, n. [F. cal[`e]che; 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 closed carriage. [1913 Webster]
- The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself, her two children, and her servants. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage. [1913 Webster]