Hypertext Webster Gateway: "calash"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 close
carriage.
The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself,
her two children, and her servants. --W. Irving.
2. In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a
calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.
3. A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at
pleasure.
4. A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn
forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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