calico
calico definition
cali·co (kal′i kō′)
noun pl. calicoes -·coes′ or calicos -·cos′
- Archaic a kind of cotton cloth from India
- a printed cotton fabric
- Brit. a heavy, white cotton cloth
- a cat with a mottled coat of black, brown, yellow or orange, etc.also calico cat
Etymology: after Calicut, where it was first obtained
adjective
- of calico
- spotted like some calico cloth
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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