caleche n 1: a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century [syn: {calash}, {caleche}] 2: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: {calash}, {caleche}, {calash top}]
Caleche \Ca*l[`e]che"\ (k[.a]*l[=a]sh"), n. [F. cal[`e]che.] See {Calash}. [1913 Webster]