calash — [kə lash′] n. [Fr calèche < Ger kalesche < Czech kolésa, prob. < kolo, a WHEEL: for IE base see CYCLE] 1. a light, low wheeled carriage, usually with a folding top 2. such a folding top 3. a folding hood or bonnet worn by women in the… … English World dictionary
calash — /keuh lash /, n. 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.… … Universalium
calash — /kəˈlæʃ/ (say kuh lash) noun 1. a light, low wheeled carriage, either with or without a folding top. 2. the folding top (calash top) of such a vehicle. 3. a kind of hood formerly worn by women. {French calèche, from German Kalesche, from Slavic;… …
calash top — noun the folding hood of a horse drawn carriage • Syn: ↑calash, ↑caleche • Hypernyms: ↑hood • Part Holonyms: ↑chaise, ↑shay … Useful english dictionary
calash — noun Etymology: French calèche, from German Kalesche, from Czech kolesa wheels, carriage; akin to Greek kyklos wheel more at wheel Date: 1679 1. a. a light small wheeled 4 passenger carriage with a folding top b. caleche 1b 2. a large hood worn… … New Collegiate Dictionary
calash — noun A sort of light convertible carriage with a folding hood … Wiktionary
calash — light low wheeled carriage with folding top Carriages and Chariots … Phrontistery dictionary
calash — n. light carriage pulled by one or two horses and having four wheels (for 2 to 4 passengers and a driver) with a folding top; folding top of a carriage; bonnet which folds back just like the top of a carriage (worn by women during the 18th… … English contemporary dictionary
calash — See calèche … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
calash — [kə laʃ] noun another term for caleche … English new terms dictionary
