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21 horse related terms (carriages, anatomy, breeds, tack)
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calèche
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synonyms: barouche ???
tags: [equestrian]
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Definition:a small, low, horse-drawn carriage with a top that can fold back. A horse-drawn convertable.
photo: By Samuel Uhrdin, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28909249
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may also be spelled calash, kalash
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I gave her two of the buttons off my coat and a lock of my hair as a keepsake, taking a goodly curl from her own beautiful head in return: and so, having said good-bye a hundred times, till I was fairly overcome with her great sweetness and her sorrow, I tore myself away from her and got down-stairs to the calèche which was in waiting.
Samuel Butler. Erewhon
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Along the broad country road, edged on both sides by trees, came a high, light blue Viennese caleche, slightly creaking on its springs and drawn by six horses at a smart trot.
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: With bonus material from Give War and Peace A Chance by Andrew D. Kaufman
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