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👒 A large hood 🚗 A folding cover
caleche

caleche

9.9
A folding hood on a carriage that keeps passengers dry
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : caleche
  • The driver pulled down the caleche to shield us from the scorching sun during the summer ride.

Examples

  • As we rode through the park, the caleche kept us dry from the light drizzle.

  • The passengers were grateful for the protection offered by the caleche during the unexpected rain.

  • "When I saw again the driver climbing into the caleche and the wolves had disappeared, this was all so strange and uncanny that a dreadful fear came upon me, and I was afraid to speak or move.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

calash
vscaleche
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A folding hood on a carriage that protects passengers from rain or sun

is the same meaning but is an alternate name used instead
calash top
vscaleche
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is the same meaning but is a shorter alternative form

Surface Forms

caleche singular
caleches plural

Etymology

Caleche comes from the French calèche, which means 'small carriage'. The carriage had a folding hood to keep passengers safe from rain and wind, so a caleche is the folding hood of a carriage that protects people during a journey.