calimanco

[ kal-uh-mang-koh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cal·i·man·cos.

What should ail them, but a jacket and petticoat of good yard-wide stuff, or calimanco, might keep them decent and warm.

The tortoise-shell used to be called, in England, the Calimanco.

Bathing gowns are made of blue or white flannel, stuff, calimanco, or blue linen.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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