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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Calash

· Ca·lash · IPA
01 n. 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…
  1. 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.
    “The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself, her two children, and her servants.” — W. Irving.
  2. 2.
    In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.
  3. 3.
    A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure.
  4. 4.
    A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.