Calico

Quick meaning: Calico is a noun meaning (textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.

Meaning

(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.

More Meanings

1. (countable) Ellipsis of calico cat.
2. (uncountable, botany) The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus.
3. Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.

Example Sentences

Sara, oh Sara / Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress

The calico cat had distinctive red and dark markings.

This helix was covered with calico, and then a second wire applied in the same manner.

One of them, a calico whose half-grown kittens he just fed, slow-blinks at him, an affectionate gesture.

Word Forms

• calicos
• calicoes
• callico

Synonyms for calico

Depending on context, synonyms include tortoiseshell.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blk, black, callico, calimanco, percaline, percalles.

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