- 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. - In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash
top, and the driver's seat elevated in front. - A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at
pleasure. - A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn
forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.