||Ca*lan"do (?), a. [It.] (Mus.) Gradually diminishing in rapidity and loudness.
Ca*lash" (?), n. [F. calŔche; of Slavonic origin; cf. Bohem. kolesa, Russ. koliaska calash, koleso, kolo, wheel.] 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.