CALECHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caleche mean? 

• CALECHE (noun)
  The noun CALECHE has 2 senses:

1. a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century

2. the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage

  Familiarity information: CALECHE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALECHE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

calash; caleche

Hypernyms ("caleche" is a kind of...):

hood (a headdress that protects the head and face)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

calash; calash top; caleche

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)