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calico
cal·i·co C0034200 (kăl′ĭ-kō′)n. pl. cal·i·coes or cal·i·cos 1. a. A tightly woven cotton cloth having a repeating, often floral design.b. Chiefly British A plain white cotton cloth, heavier than muslin.2. An animal, such as a cat, having a coat of white fur with distinct patches of different colors, usually reddish-orange and black.
[After Calicut.]
cal′i·co adj.calico (ˈkælɪˌkəʊ) n, pl -coes or -cos1. (Textiles) a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design2. (Textiles) chiefly US a coarse printed cotton fabric3. (Textiles) (modifier) made of calico[C16: based on Calicut, town in India]cal•i•co (ˈkæl ɪˌkoʊ)
n., pl. -coes, -cos,
adj. n. 1. a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usu. on one side. 2. Brit. plain white cotton cloth. 3. an animal having a spotted or particolored coat. adj. 4. made of calico. 5. mottled or variegated in color. 6. (of a domestic cat) having a variegated white, black, red, and cream coat. [1495–1505; short for Calico cloth] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | calico - coarse cloth with a bright printcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" | | Adj. | 1. | calico - made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned; "calico dresses"; "a calico cat" | | 2. |  calico - having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"multicolor, multi-color, multicolored, multi-colored, multicolour, multi-colour, multicoloured, multi-coloured, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, motley, paintedcolored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" |
TranslationsCalico
calico, plain weave cotton fabric in one or more colors. Calico, named for Calicut, India, where the fabric originated, was mentioned by historians before the Christian era and praised by early travelers for its fine texture and beautiful colors. Block-printed cottons from Calicut imported into England c.1630 were called calicuts. The name calico was soon applied to all Indian cottons having an equal number of warp and weft threads, then to all plain weave cottons.Calico (from French calencar, India or Persian cotton material; borrowed from Persian), a plain-weave cotton fabric used primarily for book binding and clothing linings. Calico becomes stiff and glossy after additional fabric finishing.
Calico a thin, coarse cotton fabric of plain weave. Calico is used in the manufacture of oilcloth, Leatherette, and similar products. Chintz and such linen fabrics as madapollam and muslin are obtained by applying the appropriate finish to calico. calico[′kal·ə‚kō] (textiles) Any plain-weave or inexpensive figured cotton cloth. calico1. a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design 2. Chiefly US a coarse printed cotton fabric 3. made of calico Calico(CAlifornia LIfe COmpany) An Alphabet company founded in 2013 by Google and Arthur D. Levinson, former chairman of Genentech. Researching ways to combat age-related diseases, including neurodegeneration (loss of neurons in the brain) and cancer, Calico is involved in bringing the experimental P7C3 drug compounds into therapeutic use. See Alphabet.MedicalSeeALPHABETCALICO
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calicoenUS
Synonyms for caliconoun coarse cloth with a bright printRelated Words- cloth
- fabric
- textile
- material
adj having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightlySynonyms- multicolor
- multi-color
- multicolored
- multi-colored
- multicolour
- multi-colour
- multicoloured
- multi-coloured
- particolored
- particoloured
- piebald
- pied
- varicolored
- varicoloured
- motley
- painted
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