Calamanco
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.
Historical Examples
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
noun
a glossy woollen fabric woven with a checked design that shows on one side only
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