calico
noun /ˈkælɪkəʊ/
/ˈkælɪkəʊ/
[uncountable]- (especially British English) a type of heavy cotton cloth that is usually plain white
- (especially North American English) a type of rough cotton cloth that has a pattern printed on it
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally also calicut): alteration of Calicut, a seaport in the state of Kerala in SW India, where the fabric originated.