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calico
[kal-i-koh]
noun
plural
calicoes, calicosa 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.
calico
/ ˈæɪˌəʊ /
noun
a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design
a coarse printed cotton fabric
(modifier) made of calico
Word History and Origins
Origin of calico1
Word History and Origins
Origin of calico1
Example Sentences
One contributor wrote: "We are siblings in the first and third grades of elementary school. We donated with our pocket money. Use it for research on calico cats."
"Here's my offering - the shorthair is a boy named Bob and the calico is a girl named Marley."
Her mother filled out the Virginia shelter's online application for a supposedly bonded pair: a 1 1/2-year-old gray tabby and 2 1/2-year-old calico.
Most orange cats are boys, a quirk of feline genetics that also explains why almost all calicos and tortoiseshells are girls.
The curious calico and her orange tomcat friend, Monu, had recently been sterilized and returned to the market.
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