calamanco

Or cal·i·man·co

[kal-uh-mang-koh]

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.

calamanco

/ ˌkæləˈmæŋkəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of calamanco¹

First recorded in 1585–95; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of calamanco¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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