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• Calash — Ca*lash , n. [F. cal[ e]che; of Slavonic origin; cf. Bohem. kolesa, Russ. koliaska calash, koleso, kolo, wheel.] 1. A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• calash — /keuh lash /, n. 1. Also, calèche. a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and having two or four wheels, a seat for a driver on a splashboard, and sometimes a folding top. 2. a folding top of a carriage. 3.… …   Universalium

• calash — n. light carriage pulled by one or two horses and having four wheels (for 2 to 4 passengers and a driver) with a folding top; folding top of a carriage; bonnet which folds back just like the top of a carriage (worn by women during the 18th… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Barouche — A barouche, developed from the calash of the 18th century, [Casanova mentions a calèche à 2 roues first in 1742, a calèche à 4 roues in 1758 (Gunther)] was a fashionable type of horse drawn carriage in the 19th century. It was a four wheeled,… …   Wikipedia

• ca|lèche — «ka LEHSH», noun. 1. Canadian. a light, two wheeled, one horse carriage for two passengers, with a seat in front for the driver, now used chiefly for sightseeing in Quebec City and Montreal: »As I reached the splendid square beside the Chateau… …   Useful english dictionary

• calèche — or caleche noun Etymology: French calèche more at calash Date: 1666 1. a. calash 1a b. a 2 wheeled horse drawn vehicle with a driver s seat on the splashboard used in Quebec 2. calash 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Horse-drawn vehicle — Horse drawn vehicles were once common worldwide, but they have mostly been replaced by automobiles and other forms of self propelled transport.GeneralA two wheeled horse drawn vehicle is a cart (see various types below, both for carrying people… …   Wikipedia

• Buggies — Buggy Bug gy, n.; pl. {Buggies}. 1. A light one horse two wheeled vehicle. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy. Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] 2. A light, four wheeled vehicle, usually with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Buggy — Bug gy, n.; pl. {Buggies}. 1. A light one horse two wheeled vehicle. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy. Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] 2. A light, four wheeled vehicle, usually with one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Buggy cultivator — Buggy Bug gy, n.; pl. {Buggies}. 1. A light one horse two wheeled vehicle. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy. Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] 2. A light, four wheeled vehicle, usually with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Buggy plow — Buggy Bug gy, n.; pl. {Buggies}. 1. A light one horse two wheeled vehicle. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy. Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] 2. A light, four wheeled vehicle, usually with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English