maco

[ mah-koh ]

/ Ë?mÉ‘ koÊŠ /

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noun

an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.

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Origin of maco

After Mako Bey, 19th-century Egyptian officer

Words nearby maco

MacMahon, MacManus, Macmillan, MacMonnies, MacNeice, maco, macoma, Macomb, Macon, Maconchy, Macoun

How to use maco in a sentence

Though the decision was quite damning, Maco got what amounted to a slap on the wrist.
The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast|Robert B. Weide|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The article states that the agency could have voted sanctions against Maco ranging from censure to disbarment.
The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast|Robert B. Weide|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kallolo and Maco, observing that we had no fruit remaining, volunteered to make their way into the forest, to try to find some.
The Wanderers|W.H.G. Kingston
Maco made a dash on the half-roasted periecu, which would otherwise have run a great risk of being overdone, and leaped after us.
The Wanderers|W.H.G. Kingston

We were anxiously awaiting the return of Maco, whom we hoped would bring us tidings of Captain van Dunk.
The Wanderers|W.H.G. Kingston
The few things we had with us were done tightly up and placed on floats, which Kallolo and Maco agreed to push before them.
The Wanderers|W.H.G. Kingston
Maco and Polo, working under water, had sharpened them by means of some other hard stone which they found in the stream.
The Wanderers|W.H.G. Kingston

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