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Adjective
/ˈkaliˌkō/,
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calicos, plural; calicoes, plural;
  1. (of an animal, typically a cat) Multicolored or mottled

Noun
  1. Printed cotton fabric
    • - a calico dress
  2. A type of cotton cloth, typically plain white or unbleached

  1. coarse cloth with a bright print
  2. made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned; "calico dresses"; "a calico cat"
  3. motley: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"
  4. CALICO, full name The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, is a non-profit, self-governing, international organization devoted to the dissemination of information concerning language learning technology.
  5. Calico or nacreous goldfish are goldfish of any breed that sport a mixture of metallic and transparent scales that produces a pearly appearance."An Interpet Guide to Fancy Goldfish" by Dr. ...
  6. Calico Light Weapons Inc. (CLWS) is a privately held firearms manufacturing company based in Hillsboro, Oregon. The company was established in 1982 in Bakersfield, California and released its first production weapon in 1985. Calico was sold in 1990 but remained in Bakersfield. ...
  7. Calico is a plain-woven textile originally from the city of Kozhikode, Kerala, India (known by Europeans as Calicut in the 11th century). The fabric was made by the traditional weavers called chaliyans.
  8. A kind of rough cloth, often printed with a bright pattern; Having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth
  9. Calico is a type of fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. Also referred to a type of Printing.
  10. A plain weave cotton material that is unbleached and still retains some of the natural vegetable matter normally extracted in the manufacturing process. Named for the town of Calicut in India, calico fabric is typically used for making quilts.
  11. An inexpensive, plain weave cotton, often printed. A toughly woven fabric, off-white in color--used for pattern making.
  12. A plain-woven cotton textile, often used to make quilts. The fabric is less coarse and thick than canvas or denim, and almost always machine washable.
  13. A tightly-woven cotton type fabric with an all-over print, usually a small floral pattern on a contrasting background color. Common end-uses include dresses, aprons, and quilts.
  14. Originally a general name for all kinds of cotton cloth imported from Calicut, India, and from the East. (2)
  15. a plain white cotton cloth, heavier than muslin.
  16. In the 19th century, calico referred to any type of cotton fabric.  It is still used in that sense in England and Australia.  In the US, it is often used to refer to fabric with a small repeated design, usually florals or leaves.
  17. A traditional plain weave cotton fabric popular for quilting, which is printed, with a small repeated design,often small florals or leaves
  18. A low-count or medium-count cotton or cotton/manmade print-cloth with small early American designs.  Used for aprons, dresses, curtains, and quilts.
  19. A coat pattern that is mottled in tones of black, orange, and white.
  20. An old term for a plain-woven printed cotton cloth.
  21. is a kind of print often seen on cotton.  It consists of several small designs and usually is in multiple colors.  The designs are spaced apart and the background color is as important as the design colors.  (UK uses calico as a generic term for all printed cotton. ...
  22. an originally imported cotton cloth from Callicut, in India, sometimes designs were painted on it, e.g., "Alice had a calico pinafore."
  23. or Tortoiseshell – Both colors have the same three colors, but calicos have patches of color, where the tortoiseshell looks like someone smeared their finger paints.
  24. any small repeated print design on cotton, usually a floral.
  25. A plain-weave cotton fabric commonly printed with simple, two-colored designs or patterns and used to make colorful dresses and shirts. The fabric, one of the oldest textiles known, originated as a fine weave in Calicut, India, after which it was named. ...