calash

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English

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Etymology

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From French calèche.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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calash (plural calashes)

  1. (historical) Alternative form of calèche (type of carriage with low wheels)
  2. (now historical) A silk and whalebone hood worn by ladies to shade the face.
    • 1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 242:
      Mrs. Lobb, an elderly lady, in a green calash, from the sign of the ‘Fan’, in Dyot-street, St. Giles's, was announced by Kit Finney, the mason's son, as wishing to see Mr. Nollekens.

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