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
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 Murfree, Mary Noailles
Out of the calash in the corner came back a faint echo, which trembled as from inward vexation.
From At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas by Heyse, Paul
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
