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
His chestnut curls, brushed into a glossy similarity, crept out and lay on the folds of the red cape of the calash with a verisimilitude that seemed almost profane.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles
Happily there was at hand a sorry calash, which by chance the Swedes had brought along with them; this they put on board a little boat, and the king and General Mazeppa embarked in another.
From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous
And, yes,—that large red hood, calash, that you wore the first day you arrived at the fort,"—his ready smile flickered,—"on an understanding so little pleasing to your taste.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles
A vehicle often mentioned by Judge Sewall and contemporary writers is a calash.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse
