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CALECHE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage
Synonyms:
calash; calash top; caleche
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("caleche" is a kind of...):
hood (the folding roof of a carriage)
Holonyms ("caleche" is a part of...):
chaise; shay (a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century
Synonyms:
calash; caleche
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("caleche" is a kind of...):
hood (a headdress that protects the head and face)
