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ca·lèche

(kə-lĕsh′)

Variant of calash.

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calèche

(French kalɛʃ)

a variant of calash

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ca•lash

(kəˈlæʃ)

n.

1. Also, calèche. a light two- or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and often having a folding top.

2. a folding top of a carriage.

3. a hood worn by women in the 18th century.

[1660–70; < French calèche < German Kalesche < Czech kolesa carriage, literally, wheels]

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Noun	1.	caleche - a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century calash hood - a headdress that protects the head and face
	2.	caleche - the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage calash top, calash shay, chaise - a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse hood - the folding roof of a carriage

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