Calash

1. n. A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.
2. n. A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used as either an open or a close carriage.
3. n. In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver’s seat elevated in front.
4. n. A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.