calash
noun
ca·lash kə-ˈlash 
1
a
: a light small-wheeled 4-passenger carriage with a folding top
b
: calèche sense 1b
2
: a large hood worn by women in the 18th century
Word History
Etymology
French calèche, from German Kalesche, from Czech kolesa wheels, carriage; akin to Greek kyklos wheel — more at wheel
First Known Use
1679, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
calashes
noun
as in calèches
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- calèches
- post chaises
- jaunting cars
- tilburies
- caroches
- curricles
- landaus
- dogcarts
- droshkies
- hansom cabs
- caleches
- droskies
- stanhopes
- hackney coaches
- coaches
- gigs
- coupés
- barouches
- coupes
- carryalls
- diligences
- cabs
- victorias
- buggies
- phaetons
- buckboards
- tandems
- hansoms
- cabriolets
- surreys
- broughams
- rockaways
- roadsters
- chariots
- troikas
- chaises
- stages
- stagecoaches
- four-in-hands
- tongas
- hackneys
- rigs
- traps
- equipages
- carriages
- go-carts
- turnouts
- nonfiction novel
- nonfictional
- nonfictions
- nonfigurative
- nonfilamentous
- nonfilterable
- nonfinal
- nonfinancial
- nonfinite
- nonfissionable
- nonflam
- nonflammabilities
- nonflammability
- nonflammable
- nonflowering
- nonfluencies
- nonfluency
- nonfluids
- nonfluorescent
- nonflying
- nonflyinger
- nonflyingest
- nonfood
- nonfoodder
- buckling (down)