A light four-wheeled carriage with a folding hood or top, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries for leisurely drives and social outings.
From French 'calèche,' derived from Czech 'kolesa' (wheel) and German 'Kalesche,' showing how carriage names traveled along trade and cultural exchange routes.
The calash represents an era before cars when a stylish carriage with a fashionable folding top was the height of 18th-century cool—basically the Tesla of its time.
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