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🚗 A folding cover 👒 A large hood
calash

calash

1 9.9
A folding hood on a carriage that protects passengers from rain or sun
  • noun
  • /kəˈlæʃ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : calash
  • When the sun appeared, they folded back the calash to enjoy the fresh air.

Examples

  • The driver raised the calash to protect the passengers from the sudden rainstorm.

  • What a beautiful calash that is!

  • The antique carriage still has its original calash attached, though it's rarely used now.

  • The calash kept the passengers dry during the rain.

  • The bride adjusted the calash to shield her face from the sun during the carriage ride.

  • As the rain began to fall, the driver closed the calash to keep the passengers dry.

  • The antique shop displayed an elegant calash that would have been used in the past for horse-drawn carriages.

Synonyms

calash top
vscalash
  • Archaic
9.9

A folding hood on a carriage pulled by horses that protects passengers from rain and wind

is the same folding hood but expressed with a different term
caleche
vscalash
  • Archaic
9.9

A folding hood on a carriage that keeps passengers dry

is the same hood concept but named with a different word

Compounds

calash top
  • Archaic
9.9

A folding hood on a carriage pulled by horses that protects passengers from rain and wind

Surface Forms

calash singular
calashes plural

Etymology

Calash for the folding hood on a carriage comes from French calèche meaning 'carriage' and from Hungarian kocsi, the place name that also gave us the word coach. So a calash is simply the folding roof you raise to protect passengers from wind or rain.