calash

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century
  2. noun the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage

Etymology

From French calèche.

In classic literature

Synonyms

caleche

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