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calèche

ca·lèche [ kə lésh ] (plural ca·lèch·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. vehicles carriage with folding hood: a light horse-drawn carriage that has low wheels and a folding hood

2. Canada vehicles two-wheeled carriage: a carriage with two wheels that is drawn by one horse, used especially in Quebec

3. dress hooped hood: a folding hooped hood, usually made of silk and worn by women in the 18th century

[Mid-17th century. Via French< Czech kolesa "wheels, carriage" < kolo "wheel"]
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