two-wheeled calash

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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

• WHEELED TRANSPORT —    The term chariot is often colloquially employed for all forms of wheeled transport in ancient central Italy. Wheeled transport is placed in some 200 graves of central Italy, but is not all of one type. The normal transport in a female tomb is… …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

• calash — n. hist. 1 a a light low wheeled carriage with a removable folding hood. b the folding hood itself. 2 Can. a two wheeled horse drawn vehicle. 3 a woman s hooped silk hood. Etymology: F calegraveche f. G Kalesche f. Pol. kolaska or Czech kolesa …   Useful english dictionary

• calash —   n. kind of four seater carriage with hood; Canadian, two wheeled single seater driving carriage …   Dictionary of difficult words

• calash — ca•lash [[t]kəˈlæʃ[/t]] n. 1) trs Also, calèche a light two or four wheeled vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and often having a folding top. 2) trs a folding top of a carriage 3) clo a hood worn by women in the …   From formal English to slang

• 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

• calesa — kəˈlāsə noun ( s) Etymology: Spanish, from French calèche more at calash : a small 2 wheeled calash used in the Philippines * * * Sp. /kah le sah/, n. (in the Phil …   Useful english dictionary

• calesa — Sp. /kah le sah/, n. (in the Philippines) a small, two wheeled calash. [ < Sp < F calèche CALÈCHE] * * * …   Universalium

• Horse-drawn vehicle — Horse drawn vehicles were once common worldwide, but they have mostly been replaced by automobiles and other forms of self propelled transport.GeneralA two wheeled horse drawn vehicle is a cart (see various types below, both for carrying people…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

• Chaise — For the river in France, see Chaise (river). For the type of chair, see chaise longue. One horse chaise …   Wikipedia