calash

A noun referring to a large, folding, hooped hood worn by women in the 18th century, or the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine große, zusammenklappbare Haube auf Reifen bezeichnet, die im 18. Jahrhundert von Frauen getragen wurde, oder ein zusammenklappbares Verdeck eines Pferdewagens.

1. A woman's hood C2 formal

   A large, folding, hooped hood worn by women in the 18th century, often made of silk or satin.

   • The lady wore a fashionable calash to the ball.
   • Her calash was made of fine silk and lace.
   • The portrait shows her in a blue calash.

   🇩🇪Kalomotte

2. Carriage hood C2 formal

   The folding, collapsible hood or top of a horse-drawn carriage, used for protection from the weather.

   • The driver raised the calash to shield the passengers from the rain.
   • The old carriage had a worn leather calash.
   • He lowered the calash to enjoy the fresh air.

   🇩🇪Verdeck

   Synonyme: hoodtop

• calashes plural form
• calashes' possessive plural form
• calash's possessive singular form