calash

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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 shaky-looking calash, to which was yoked an old horse, with torn harness hanging over the shafts, stood all alone in front of the luggage office.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave

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

A large fourÐwheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

And suddenly he realized that it was a man, despite the full skirts and flutterings of capes and calash.

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