10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALAMANCO»
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calamanco in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Quilts of the Ohio Western Reserve
E N E are now in the Western
Reserve include whole cloth quilts made of glazed wool, known as “calamanco
quilts”;5 quilts with the lower corners omitted, sometimes known as “T-shaped” ...
2
American Quilts: The Democratic Art, 1780-2007
Pieced calamanco quilts are quite rare. This example's central medallion is made
up of a four-by-four set of four patch blocks, each made up of four equally sized
triangles. The eight center blocks are laid out so that their colors elide to form a ...
3
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Calamanco, C alliniancoe. A woolen stuff of Flanders, glossy on the surface, and
woven with a satin twill and checkered in the warp, so that the checks are seen
one one side only; much used in the eighteenth century. Calamanco breeches ...
4
New Spanish and English Dictionary
iin. calamanco ( woollen stuff) floreado, im. flowered calamanco liso, tm. plain
calamanco Calamaco rayado, «m. striped calamanco Calamar, tm. sea-sleeve;
calamary (s^a-ftsLi) Calambflc, rm calami ba; calambac-wood Calambre, spasm;
...
5
The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing
We find this even in non-metaphorical usages, as in the word "calamanco":
CALAMANCO, n.s. [a word derived, probably by some accident from calamancus,
Lat. which, in the Middle Ages, signified a hat.] A kind of woollen stuff. He was of
a ...
The habit of a Dapper, when he is at home, is a light broadcloth, with calamanco
1 or red waistcoat and breeches ; and it is remarkable, that their wigs seldom
hide the collar of their coats. They have always a peculiar spring in their arms, ...
Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison, George Atherton Aitken, 1898
7
History of American Industries and Arts
Calamanco do. ; 1 fashionable Hat or Bonnet ; 6pr. Women's best Kid Gloves ; 6
pr. ditto mitts ; £doz. Knots and Breast Knots ; 1 doz. round Silk stay laces ; 1
black Mask ; 1 doz. most fashionable Cambric Pocket Handkerchiefs ; 2 pr. neat ...
Benson John Lossing, 1878
vide Calamanco, a woollen stuff of Flanders, Brabant, &c, which has a fine gloss
upon it, and is chequered in the warp" (Crabb's Universal Technological
Dictionary, 1823, vol. i.). See also Webster : " Calamanco, Latin calamancus,
Spanish ...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Calais, (N° 1.) St Omers, Be- thune, Hesdin, Arras, and Bapaumc, are its chief
towns. (1) * CALAMANCO, n.s. [a word derived, probably by some accident, from
calamancw, Lat. which, in the middle ages, signified a hat.] A kind of woollen stuff
.
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Clothing Through American History: The British Colonial Era
Petticoat or Skirt Among quilted petticoats of colonial make are examples with
face fabrics of plain silk or glazed woolen fabrics such as calamanco and with the
lining fabrics of coarser linens or woolens, often striped (Rowe 1976, 161–71).
Kathleen A. Staples, Madelyn C. Shaw, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALAMANCO»
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calamanco is used in the context of the following news items.
Vicki Little
... Sioux City; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Gertrude (Fred) Hamling of Sioux City, and Betty Jean Calamanco. «Sioux City Journal, Jun 15»
Fred Davis III
... parents, Fred and Jeannette Davis Jr. of Sioux City; sister, Nancy (Anthony) Calamanco of Sioux City; and brother, Brian Davis of Sioux City. «Sioux City Journal, Jun 15»
South Sioux City High School graduates
... Carmen Brosch, Anthony Buitron, Josie Lynn Cadwell, Enrique Calamanco, Alexis V. Camarillo, Eduardo Cancino, Angelica Marie Canoles, ... «Sioux City Journal, May 15»
Eleven seek Plymouth County Fair Queen crown
Haylee Calamanco, 17, of Le Mars, is the daughter of Debbie Cooper and Ray Plafcan. She represents the Classy Clovers and has been a 4-H ... «Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Jul 14»
DA's office ruled 2011 fatal shooting of Victorville man justified
An autopsy conducted by the San Bernardino County Coroners office revealed Calamanco had amphetamine and methamphetamine in his ... «San Bernardino Sun, Sep 13»
Latest Woodbury County Court report
Rebecca Cherie Calamanco, 29, Sioux City, obtaining a prescription drug by fraud; sentenced Aug. 6, deferred judgment, two years probation. «Sioux City Journal, Aug 12»
Sioux City students honored for history projects
Unity: Thomas Anderson, Ivan Anguiano, Paige Armijo, Gabe Calamanco, Hope Dowson, Steven Huscher, Mayeli Jimenez, Dalton Kelly, and ... «Sioux City Journal, May 12»
Siouxland People
... Josue E. Calamanco, Anibal Rafael Chaclan, Derrick Jacob Colyer, *Richard William Huser, Jose Luis Orozco, Jason Michael Rice, heating; ... «Sioux City Journal, Dec 11»
Graduation: Western Iowa Tech Community College
... Kristin Annette Cabrales, Samantha Joann Calamanco, Justin L. Cates, Refugio Marcus Cervantes Jr., *Dustin James Claeys, Brianna Rose ... «Sioux City Journal, May 11»
Bayonne Cops: Woman spent $600 soon after finding man's lost …
The store manager recognized 52-year-old Regina Calamanco from the security tapes. The next day Calamanco came back to the store to ... «The Jersey Journal - NJ.com, Apr 10»
