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
An old calash almost concealed her features from observation, except when she raised her head and glanced at us in a scared, furtive sort of way.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
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
"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
"Be still, will you!" commanded the voice from the calash, rather faintly.
From At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas by Paul Heyse
