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 the gray gown and the calash which the youth had worn were found inside the passage.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree
She wore a hood on her head,—a large calash, which had a curtain that hung about her shoulders.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree
"As one of the relics?" suggested the artist, glancing at a green calash and a plum-colored quilted petticoat lying on the settle.
From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Louisa May Alcott
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
