calico

[ kal-i-koh ]

/ ˈkæl ɪˌkoʊ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR calico ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural cal·i·coes, cal·i·cos.

a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.

British. plain white cotton cloth.

an animal having a spotted or particolored coat.

Obsolete. a figured cotton cloth from India.

adjective

made of calico.

resembling printed calico; spotted or mottled.

Origin of calico

1495–1505; short for Calico cloth, variant of Calicut cloth, named after city in India which originally exported it

Words nearby calico

calicectomy, calices, caliche, calicivirus, calicle, calico, calicoback, calico bass, calico bug, calico bush, calico cat

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Example sentences from the Web for calico

Of more than 40 cat cafes in Tokyo alone, the most popular are Calico and Cat Café Nekorobi.
The Cat's Meow: Top 10 Destinations for Feline Fanatics|Lonely Planet|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes a neighborhood cat, a calico, wanders by and peers in.
Inside the NYT Book Review: ‘How I Write’ Interviews Sam Tanenhaus|Noah Charney|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Such was she who followed, or rather accompanied, the youth in the calico hunting shirt.
The Fatal Cord|Mayne Reid
No wonder the poor little culprits cooped up indoors sewing red and blue and green pieces of calico together, looked sad.
The Pot of Gold|Mary E. Wilkins

The frocks was hung along the wall, and before them was a curtain made out of calico that hung down to the floor.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
For the better part of four unproductive years had the life of Calico run to commonplaces.
Horses Nine|Sewell Ford
Might not Calico, their mother, be induced to adopt the squirrels!
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for calico

calico

/ (ˈkælɪˌkəʊ) /

noun plural -coes or -cos

a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design

mainly US a coarse printed cotton fabric

(modifier) made of calico

Word Origin for calico

C16: based on Calicut, town in India

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单词	calico
释义	calico [ kal-i-koh ] / ˈkæl ɪˌkoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR calico ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural cal·i·coes, cal·i·cos. a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side. British. plain white cotton cloth. an animal having a spotted or particolored coat. Obsolete. a figured cotton cloth from India. adjective made of calico. resembling printed calico; spotted or mottled. Origin of calico 1495–1505; short for Calico cloth, variant of Calicut cloth, named after city in India which originally exported it Words nearby calico calicectomy, calices, caliche, calicivirus, calicle, calico, calicoback, calico bass, calico bug, calico bush, calico cat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calico Of more than 40 cat cafes in Tokyo alone, the most popular are Calico and Cat Café Nekorobi. The Cat's Meow: Top 10 Destinations for Feline Fanatics\|Lonely Planet\|December 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Sometimes a neighborhood cat, a calico, wanders by and peers in. Inside the NYT Book Review: ‘How I Write’ Interviews Sam Tanenhaus\|Noah Charney\|August 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Such was she who followed, or rather accompanied, the youth in the calico hunting shirt. The Fatal Cord\|Mayne Reid No wonder the poor little culprits cooped up indoors sewing red and blue and green pieces of calico together, looked sad. The Pot of Gold\|Mary E. Wilkins The frocks was hung along the wall, and before them was a curtain made out of calico that hung down to the floor. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) For the better part of four unproductive years had the life of Calico run to commonplaces. Horses Nine\|Sewell Ford Might not Calico, their mother, be induced to adopt the squirrels! Roof and Meadow\|Dallas Lore Sharp British Dictionary definitions for calico calico / (ˈkælɪˌkəʊ) / noun plural -coes or -cos a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design mainly US a coarse printed cotton fabric (modifier) made of calico Word Origin for calico C16: based on Calicut, town in India Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to calico material, goods, cotton, stuff, bolt, weave, synthetics, tissue, twill, textiles, dry goods, yard goods
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calico

noun, plural cal·i·coes, cal·i·cos.

adjective

Origin of calico

Words nearby calico

Example sentences from the Web for calico

British Dictionary definitions for calico

noun plural -coes or -cos

Word Origin for calico

Words related to calico