n. hist. 1 a a light low-wheeled carriage with a removable folding hood. b the folding hood itself. 2 Can. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle. 3 a woman's hooped silk hood.
[ F calèche f. G Kalesche f. Pol. kolaska or Czech kolesa ]
n. hist. 1 a a light low-wheeled carriage with a removable folding hood. b the folding hood itself. 2 Can. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle. 3 a woman's hooped silk hood.
[ F calèche f. G Kalesche f. Pol. kolaska or Czech kolesa ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012