Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A springless one-horse vehicle with a bamboo body, used in the Philippine Islands.
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Examples
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Mr. de Venecia remembers escaping to the countryside as a young boy in a horse-drawn calesa as Japanese invaders closed in on his home.
The Rocky Road to Reform in Manila Michael Alan Hamlin 2009
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The best way to tour Merida is on foot, but it could be more fun on a horse-drawn calesa.
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The best way to tour Merida is on foot, but it could be more fun on a horse-drawn calesa.
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The carriage was an odd affair between a _calesa_ and _carromata_ in shape, or like a high surrey with a small seat for the driver in front.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Florence Kimball Russel
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After breakfast we set off in the calesa to visit the convent of La Rabida, about half a league distant The road, for a part of the way, lay through the vineyards, and was deep and sandy.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1892
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Having finished the examination of the church, we resumed our seats in the calesa and returned to Moguer.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1892
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As it was in the middle of August, and the weather intensely hot, I hired a calesa for the journey.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1892
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And, indeed, so solitary and remote is this ancient edifice, and so simple is the mode of living of the people in this by-corner of Spain, that the appearance of even a sorry calesa might well cause astonishment.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1892
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Hiring a calesa, he drove at once to Lima, to the house of the late
Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 2 Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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So remote is this little place from the stir and bustle of travel, and so destitute of the show and vainglory of this world, that my calesa, as it rattled and jingled along the narrow and ill-paved streets, caused a great sensation; the children shouted and scampered along by its side, admiring its splendid trappings of brass and worsted, and gazing with reverence at the important stranger who came in so gorgeous an equipage.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Washington Irving 1821
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