calico cat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of calico cat
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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At the end of 2019, she and her Labrador-mix, Millie, moved into the Arts and Crafts bungalow he then shared with his calico cat, Skooks.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2021
Mitchell made some drawings of their dining room: the view from the window, a basket of apples, flowers in a glass vase, her calico cat lounging on a pillow.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 16, 2019
It was a fraction the size of the Zeng family house, but it was cozy and immaculate with wall-to-wall carpeting, shelves of books, most of them Christian, and a calico cat sprawled underfoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
Her picture does indeed resemble a calico cat with patches of black and orange.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2018
She’s got a calico cat that sometimes lives with them—it comes and goes.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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