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Calico
//ˈkæ.lɪ.kəʊ// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated. not-comparable
"The calico cat had distinctive red and dark markings."
- 2 Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.; Having red, brunette, and blond hair colors, resembling the fur of a calico cat. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly wordnet
- 2 made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned wordnet
Noun
- 1 A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern. countable, uncountable
"This helix was covered with calico, and then a second wire applied in the same manner."
- 2 coarse cloth with a bright print wordnet
- 3 Ellipsis of calico cat. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis
"One of them, a calico whose half-grown kittens he just fed, slow-blinks at him, an affectionate gesture."
- 4 The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus. uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Calicut, from where the cloth was originally exported, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ, “Kozhikode”), from കോഴി (kōḻi, “palace”) + കോട് (kōṭŭ, “fortified palace”).
Etymology 2
From Calicut, from where the cloth was originally exported, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ, “Kozhikode”), from കോഴി (kōḻi, “palace”) + കോട് (kōṭŭ, “fortified palace”).
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