Found 2 items, similar to Calash.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: calash calash n 1: a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century [syn: caleche] 2: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: caleche, calash top]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Calash 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]