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

These are in a calash, those at the far end of a shop; but all are equally alone.

From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules

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

It was only for a moment that the sentry's attention was thus diverted, but when he looked again the gray gown, the red calash, the swiftly moving figure had disappeared.

From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles

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