calash

Thân thiện

A woman wears a calash to shield her face from the sun.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage: A calash is a type of collapsible top or hood, often made of leather or fabric stretched over a folding frame, used to cover the passenger compartment of a carriage.
   • A woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century: A calash is also a historical item of women's fashion—a large bonnet or hood designed to protect elaborate hairstyles. It was often made of silk and supported by hoops of whalebone or cane, allowing it to be folded back.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Carriage Hood):

  • The passengers raised the calash as it began to rain.
  • The antique carriage was restored, complete with its original leather calash.

• Noun (Historical Hood):

  • The portrait shows the lady wearing a fashionable calash over her powdered wig.
  • In the 1770s, a calash was an essential accessory for a woman of style.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in historical or descriptive contexts related to transportation or fashion history.
• It can be used metaphorically to describe something that folds or collapses in a similar manner, though this is rare.
  • The new convertible's roof mechanism operated like a modern calash.

Variants and Related Words

• Calèche (noun): An alternative spelling, often used to refer to the carriage itself (a light carriage with a folding hood) rather than just the hood.
• Hood (noun): A more general term for a covering.
• Bonnet (noun): A general term for a type of hat or head covering.

Synonyms

• Carriage top
• Folding hood
• Hood (for the carriage sense)
• Poke bonnet (for the fashion sense, though not identical)

Related Phrases/Idioms

• There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs specifically using the word .

Học thuật

Noun

1. the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage
2. a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century

Từ đồng nghĩa

• caleche
• calash top