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calico definition

cali·co (kal′i kō′)

noun pl. calicoes -·coes′ or calicos -·cos′

  1. Archaic a kind of cotton cloth from India
    1. a printed cotton fabric
    2. Brit. a heavy, white cotton cloth
  3. 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

  1. of calico
  2. spotted like some calico cloth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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