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cala·man·co
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calamanconoun
A glossy woolen fabric with striped or checkered designs.
Etymology: calamaco, from calamaucus
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Calamanconoun
A kind of woollen stuff.
Etymology: a word derived, probably by some accident, from calamancus, Lat. which, in the middle ages, signified a hat.
He was of a bulk and stature larger than ordinary, had a red coat, flung open to shew a calamanco waistcoat. Tatler, №. 96.
Wikipedia
Calamanco
Calamanco (also calimanco, callimanco, or kalamink) is fabric with a glazed surface that was popular in Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was typically made of worsted-spun wool yarn, and the glazing was achieved by calendaring (pressing the cloth between hot rollers), by surface-rubbing with a stone, or by applying wax to the surface. The name comes from a Spanish term for worsted wool.Calamanco goes back to the late 16th century but was most popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was made in a number of different weaves, including plain and satin weaves, damasks and brocades. Early in the period, it was used in clothing, but later on it was more commonly used for bed coverings, and surviving fragments are often found in quilts of the era, especially whole-cloth quilts. The surface sheen of the calamanco sets off intricate quilting patterns.
Webster Dictionary
Calamanconoun
a glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked
Etymology: [LL. calamancus, calamacus; cf. camelaucum; a head covering made of camel's hair, NGr. kamelay`kion, and F. calmande a woolen stuff.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Calamanco
kal-a-mangk′o, n. a satin-twilled woollen stuff, checkered or brocaded in the warp. [Dut. kalamink, Ger. kalmank, Fr. calmande; origin unknown.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of calamanco in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of calamanco in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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