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calamancos

[kal-uh-mang-koh]

cal·a·man·co

[kal-uh-mang-koh]
noun, plural -cos for 2.
1.
a glossy woolen fabric checkered or brocaded in the warp so that the pattern shows on one side only, much used in the 18th century.
2.
a garment made from this fabric.


Origin:
1585–95; of obscure origin
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