calimanco

[ kal-uh-mang-koh ]

noun,plural cal·i·man·cos.

a variant of calamanco.

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How to use calimanco in a sentence

What should ail them, but a jacket and petticoat of good yard-wide stuff, or calimanco, might keep them decent and warm.
Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business | Daniel Defoe
The tortoise-shell used to be called, in England, the calimanco.
Concerning Cats | Helen M. Winslow
Bathing gowns are made of blue or white flannel, stuff, calimanco, or blue linen.
Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States | Claudia B. Kidwell

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