noun
pl. -·coes or -·cos a former kind of woolen cloth woven with a glossy, patterned face
Origin of calamanco
Spanish calamaco, calamancocalamanco
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calamanco
noun
pl. cal·a·man·coesA glossy fabric of wool or a wool blend, traditionally having a checked pattern on one side.
Origin of calamanco
Perhaps from Spanish calamaco from Late Latin calamaucus felt capTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
Spanish calamaco, from Late Latin calamaucus (“skullcap”)
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