The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Caleche \Ca*l[`e]che"\ (k[.a]*l[=a]sh"), n. [F. cal[`e]che.] See Calash. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]