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calash definition

ca·lash (kə las̸h′)

noun

  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 18th cent.

Etymology: Fr calèche < Ger kalesche < Czech kolésa, prob. < kolo, a wheel: for IE base see cycle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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