calamanco

American  

[kal-uh-mang-koh] / ˌkæl əˈmæŋ koʊ /

Or calimanco

noun

plural

calamancos

1. a glossy woolen fabric checkered or brocaded in the warp so that the pattern shows on one side only, much used in the 18th century.

2. a garment made from this fabric.

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calamanco British  

/ ˌkæləˈmæŋkəʊ /

noun

1. a glossy woollen fabric woven with a checked design that shows on one side only

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Etymology

Origin of calamanco

First recorded in 1585–95; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Another stunning yet simple piece is the “Calamanco Quilt with Border,” from the early 1800s.

From Seattle Times

But it looks, I suppose, better than it smells——crack, crack——crack, crack——what a fuss thou makest!—as if it concerned the good people to be informed, that a man with pale face and clad in black, had the honour to be driven into Paris at nine o’clock at night, by a postilion in a tawny yellow jerkin, turned up with red calamanco—crack, crack——crack, crack——crack, crack,——I wish thy whip—— ——But ’tis the spirit of thy nation; so crack—crack on.

From Project Gutenberg

Calamanco, kal-a-mangk′o, n. a satin-twilled woollen stuff, checkered or brocaded in the warp.

From Project Gutenberg

We gave them, however, a good large pack of European goods, to make agreeable presents where they received favours; such as black baize, pieces of say, serge, calamanco, drugget, hats and stockings; not forgetting another pack of hatchets, knives, scissors, beads, toys, and such things, to please the natives of the plain country, if they should meet with any.

From Project Gutenberg

I wish you would let Bass get me one pound of pepper and two yards of black calamanco for shoes.

From Project Gutenberg