calash
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A light horse-drawn carriage with a folding top.
2. The folding top of a carriage.
3. A folding bonnet formerly worn by women.
💬 Usage Examples
“We left Canada in a horse-drawn calash.” William J. Mann; The Biograph Girl; Kensington Books; 2000. “He hunched down into the seat and stared at the flattened calash of the carriage.” Meagan McKinney; Till Dawn Tames the Night; Dell; 1991. “Wear your calash, and not your plain bonnet.” Mary Cable; Avery’s Knot; Putnam; 1981.