calico
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.
made of calico.
resembling printed calico; spotted or mottled.
Origin of calico
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How to use calico in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTSometimes 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe scarlet calico canopy was again set up over the bed, and the woven cradle, on its red manzanita frame, stood near.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonShe was so handy with a needle, and allus ready to cut out calico dingusses that the peon gals could sew up.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor GatesAs she turned the corner, a lame child in a calico dress and torn hood staggered past her bent with the weight of a heavy basket.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
Eloise said, drawing her well foot under the spotted calico, and wishing the young men would go.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesIt will add ever so much to our fun—everybody I know simply loves and envies me my darling 'calico' pony!
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for calico
/ (ˈkælɪˌkəʊ) /
a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design
mainly US a coarse printed cotton fabric
(modifier) made of calico
Origin of calico
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