CALASH


Meaning of CALASH in English

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

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