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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CALECHE

[See Calash. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CALECHE

Ca *lèche ", n. Etym: [F. calèche.]

 

Defn: See Calash.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

calèche

ca lèche |kəˈleSH, -ˈlaSH kəˌlɛʃ |(also caleche or calash ) noun historical 1 a light low-wheeled carriage with a removable folding hood. 2 Canadian a two-wheeled one-horse vehicle with a seat for the driver on the splashboard. 3 a woman's hooped silk hood. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: French, from German Kalesche, from Polish kołasa, from koło wheel.

 

Oxford Dictionary

caleche

caleche |kəˈlɛʃ |(also calash ) noun historical 1 a light low-wheeled carriage with a removable folding hood. 2 a woman's hooped silk hood. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French calèche, via German from Polish kolasa, from kolo wheel .

 

French Dictionary

calèche

calèche n. f. nom féminin Voiture découverte à quatre roues tirée par un cheval. : Une promenade en calèche dans les rues de Québec.