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noun pl. calicoes or calicos

Archaic a kind of cotton cloth from India
1. a printed cotton fabric
2. Brit. a heavy, white cotton cloth
a cat with a mottled coat of black, brown, yellow or orange, etc.
also calico cat

adjective

of calico
spotted like some calico cloth

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