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Calash

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Fr. caleche, derived from Polish kolaska, a wheeled carriage), a light carriage with a folding hood; the Canadian calash is two-wheeled and has a seat for the driver on the splash-board. The word is also used for a kind of hood made of silk stretched over hoops, formerly worn by women.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Calash'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/calash.html. 1910.
 
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