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calico



cal·i·co [ ˈka-li-ˌkō]



calico   
noun
[ˈka-li-ˌkō]
plural calicoes or calicos

Definition of calico

1a : cotton cloth imported from India
b British : a plain white cotton fabric that is heavier than muslin
c : any of various cheap cotton fabrics with figured patterns
2 : a blotched or spotted animal
especially : one that is predominantly white with red and black patches


Other Words from calico
calico adjective



Recent Examples on the Web


//Meet Stitches, an 11-year-old Tabico cat – a mixture of calico and tabby – that will be on hand once a week offering free comfort therapy to those passing through Terminal 1.
— Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, "Meet ‘Stitches’: MSP airport has a comfort cat now," 9 Nov. 2019
//The calico, of course, is made from rum, coconut cream and orange juice.
— Josie Sexton, The Know, "Denver’s newest hotel restaurant is the cat lady-themed pizzeria we didn’t know we needed," 29 Oct. 2019
//The upper reaches, near the entrance, have seen tree loss in recent years and the brighter light has made New England and calico asters and various goldenrods happy but such shade lovers as sedges not so content.
— Washington Post, "How the National Arboretum got its ferns and became a civic treasure," 29 Oct. 2019
//Mitchell made some drawings of their dining room: the view from the window, a basket of apples, flowers in a glass vase, her calico cat lounging on a pillow.
— Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "Joni Mitchell Discusses Her New Book of Early Songs and Drawings," 16 Oct. 2019
//The Maryland state dog is the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, and in 2001 the calico cat was chosen as Maryland’s state cat, because its colors match the red, black and white of the Maryland flag.
— Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Szymanski: From blue crabs to sailing to black-eyed Susans, so many reasons to love Maryland," 4 Oct. 2019
//The rare lobster is currently on display at the center's Discovery Wharf in Stonington, alongside three other rare lobsters – two calico and one blue – until mid-October.
— Fox News, "Rare two-toned 'Halloween lobster' found off coast of Maine, a '1-in-50-million' find," 10 Sep. 2019
//Over the years, the company shifted its attention from pepper and other spices to calico and silk fabric and eventually tea, and expanded into the Persian Gulf, China, and elsewhere in Asia.
— Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, "How the East India Company became the world’s most powerful business," 6 Sep. 2019
//Then there’s the sweet and playful Morning Glory, a dilute calico, and Yuki, who came in the other day.
— Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "Catmosphere Laguna isn’t kitten around as it celebrates a year of rescuing the felines of Orange County," 9 Aug. 2019


First Known Use of calico

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1b



History and Etymology for calico

Calicut, India



Dictionary Entries near calico

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calicle

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calico ash

calico bass

calico bean



More Definitions forcalico

calico

noun

English Language Learners Definition of calico

US : a light, printed cotton cloth
British : a heavy, plain white cotton cloth
US : a cat that has white, brown, and black fur

calico

noun
cal·​i·​co | \ ˈka-li-ˌkō\
plural calicoes or calicos

Kids Definition of calico

1 : cotton cloth especially with a colored pattern printed on one side
2 : a blotched or spotted animal (as a cat)