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In some senses, calash is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
Alternative form of calèche (“type of carriage with low wheels”).
A silk and whalebone hood worn by ladies to shade the face.
Mrs. Lobb, an elderly lady, in a green calash, from the sign of the ‘Fan’, in Dyot-street, St. Giles's, was announced by Kit Finney, the mason's son, as wishing to see Mr. Nollekens.