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 Drake, Samuel Adams

"Be still, will you!" commanded the voice from the calash, rather faintly.

From At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas by Heyse, Paul

A large fourÐwheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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