Calamanco (also calimanco, callimanco, or kalamink) is fabric with a glazed surface that was popular in Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries.
[1] It was typically made of worsted-spun wool yarn, and the glazing was achieved by calendaring (pressing the cloth between hot rollers),[2] by surface-rubbing with a stone, or by applying wax to the surface.
[1] The surface sheen of the calamanco sets off intricate quilting patterns.
It appears to have originated as a regional term in the English county of Norfolk.
[4] Calamanco is the name of a mare in Great Britain born around 1990; several of her offspring won races in the early 2000s.