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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Calamanco Cat

(A ). A tortoise-shell cat. Calamanco is a glossy woollen fabric, sometimes striped or variegated. It is the Spanish word Calamáco.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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