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

And Susan pinned a fold in the calash, and away went the triumphant Miss Cecilia.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

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

As soon as she had got rid of her visitor, Mrs. Clavering hastily threw on her calash, and repaired at a brisk pace to Uncle Philip's cabin.

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza

The Chern�shev calash had just left the yard.

From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf