calash

calash is a Noun

Definition:

[1] 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. The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself, her two children, and her servants. W. Irving.

[2] In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver`s seat elevated in front.

[3] A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure.

[4] A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.