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👒 A large hood 🚗 A folding cover
caleche

caleche

9.9
A large hood with rings that women wore in the 1700s to cover hair
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • The portrait depicts the lady in a velvet gown and a distinctive caleche.

Examples

  • To protect her elaborate hairstyle, she placed the caleche over her head before stepping outside.

  • During the 18th century, the caleche was a fashionable accessory among aristocratic women.

  • She wore a beautiful caleche to the ball.

  • The caleche was adorned with intricate lace.

  • During the 18th century, the caleche was a fashionable accessory among aristocratic women.

  • The portrait depicts the lady in a velvet gown and a distinctive caleche.

  • To protect her elaborate hairstyle, she placed the caleche over her head before stepping outside.

Synonyms

calash
vscaleche
  • Archaic
9.9

A large folding hood for women in the 1700s to protect tall hairstyles

is a large folded hooped hood rather than a collapsible one

Surface Forms

caleche singular
caleches plural

Etymology

Caleche comes from the French calèche, which means 'small carriage' with a folding hood. In the 1700s women copied that folding hood as a large, hooped bonnet to protect their hair, so a caleche is a folded hood worn to shield a hairstyle.