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calico
[ kal-i-koh ]
noun
- a 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
/ ˈkælɪˌkəʊ /
noun
- a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design
- a coarse printed cotton fabric
- modifier made of calico
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Example Sentences
Of more than 40 cat cafes in Tokyo alone, the most popular are Calico and Cat Café Nekorobi.
Sometimes a neighborhood cat, a calico, wanders by and peers in.
The scarlet calico canopy was again set up over the bed, and the woven cradle, on its red manzanita frame, stood near.
She was so handy with a needle, and allus ready to cut out calico dingusses that the peon gals could sew up.
As she turned the corner, a lame child in a calico dress and torn hood staggered past her bent with the weight of a heavy basket.
Eloise said, drawing her well foot under the spotted calico, and wishing the young men would go.
It will add ever so much to our fun—everybody I know simply loves and envies me my darling 'calico' pony!
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