kəˈlash, -ˈaa(ə)-, -ˈai- noun
( -es )
Etymology: French calèche, from German kalesche, from Czech kolesa wheels, carriage; akin to Old Slavic kolo wheel, Greek kyklos — more at wheel
1.
a. : a light carriage with small wheels, inside seats for four passengers, a separate driver's seat, and a folding top
b. : calèche 2
2.
a. : a large hood made on an arrangement of hoops to permit folding far back on the head and worn by women in the late 18th century
b. : a folding carriage top
3. : a seaman of Far Eastern extraction