calamanco
/kal-uh-mang-koh/US // ˌkæl əˈmæŋ koʊ //UK // (ˌkæləˈmæŋkəʊ) //
卡拉曼科,卡拉曼柯,卡莱曼科,卡拉曼戈
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural cal·a·man·cos for 2.
- : 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.
- : a garment made from this fabric.
Examples
He wanted a dressing-gown of red-striped calamanco; the shops were ransacked to gratify him.
Calamanco, kal-a-mangk′o, n. a satin-twilled woollen stuff, checkered or brocaded in the warp.
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