Meaning of calimanco | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“I had our porter up to get⟳ under the bed and fetch⟳ it out; and though he habitually wallows in dust,--swims in it from morning to night, and wears a close-fitting waistcoat with black calimanco sleeves for the purpose,--it made him sneeze⟳ again, and his throat was that hot with it that it was obliged to be cooled with a drink⟳ of Allsopp's draft.”
“What should ail them, but a jacket and petticoat of good yard-wide stuff, or calimanco, might keep⟳ them decent and warm.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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