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
Lull turned to greet her, and saw to her surprise that Mrs Kelly wore a tight black silk jacket and a green calash.
From The Weans at Rowallan by Kathleen Fitzpatrick
He had escaped in a wretched calash, attended by a small troop.
From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous
An ancient calash stood in the farthest corner, its leathern portions so gnawed away by the rats that it had wasted into the mere skeleton of a carriage.
From At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas by Paul Heyse
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 Louisa May Alcott
