calash

Example Sentences

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She was clothed, her dress soaked from the water in which she had sunk herself; she wore a calash upon her head.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

A rosy, dark-eyed face looked out from the faded green calash, a gayly flowered gown was looped up over a blue quilted petticoat, and a red camlet cloak hung down behind.

From Spinning-Wheel Stories by Alcott, Louisa May

It was only for a moment that the sentry's attention was thus diverted, but when he looked again the gray gown, the red calash, the swiftly moving figure had disappeared.

From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles

And, yes,—that large red hood, calash, that you wore the first day you arrived at the fort,"—his ready smile flickered,—"on an understanding so little pleasing to your taste.

From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles

He had escaped in a wretched calash, attended by a small troop.

From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous