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Webster 1913 Edition

(kălˊȧ-măṉ′kō̍)

Noun.

[LL.

calamancus

calamacus

; cf.

camelaucum

; a head covering made of camel’s hair, NGr.

καμελαύκιον

, and F.

calmande

a woolen stuff.]

A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked.

“A gay calamanco waistcoat.”

Tatler.

Noun.

A woolen stuff, of a fine gloss, and checkered in the warp.

calamanco ‎(plural calamancoes or calamancos)