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
He ever after affected to drive in a calash, and would never mount on horseback more.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
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 the gray gown and the calash which the youth had worn were found inside the passage.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles
