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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•lèche (Fr. ka lesh′; Eng. kə lesh′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lèches (Fr. -lesh′; Eng. -lesh′əz).USA pronunciation - TransportAlso, calash. (esp. in Quebec, Canada) a type of calash pulled by a single horse, seating two passengers and having two wheels and a folding top.
- Transportcalash (def. 1).
- French; see calash
- 1660–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: calèche /French: kalɛʃ/ n - a variant of calash
ca•lash (kə lash′),USA pronunciation n. - TransportAlso, calèche. a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and having two or four wheels, a seat for a driver on a splashboard, and sometimes a folding top.
- Transporta folding top of a carriage.
- Transportcalèche (def. 1).
- Clothinga bonnet that folds back like the top of a calash, worn by women in the 18th century.
- Czech kolesa carriage, literally, wheels; see wheel
- German Kalesche
- French calèche
- 1660–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: calash /kəˈlæʃ/, calèche n - a horse-drawn carriage with low wheels and a folding top
- a woman's folding hooped hood worn in the 18th century
Etymology: 17th Century: from French calèche, from German Kalesche, from Czech kolesa wheels |