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
His chestnut curls, brushed into a glossy similarity, crept out and lay on the folds of the red cape of the calash with a verisimilitude that seemed almost profane.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles
These are in a calash, those at the far end of a shop; but all are equally alone.
From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules
He had escaped in a wretched calash, attended by a small troop.
From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous
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
