calico
IPA: kˈæɫʌkoʊ
noun
- (textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
- (uncountable) The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus.
- (countable, zoology) Ellipsis of calico cat. [(US) A tortoiseshell and white domestic cat.]
adjective
- Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.
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Examples of "calico" in Sentences
- Calico cat historical migration.
- The calico stray had six kittens.
- Calico cats are almost always female.
- Shubunkin and Calico are not the same.
- In the eighteenth century it processed calico.
- If she is not a calico, the filename is misleading.
- It is thought by many that calico cats are a breed.
- It was the world's largest calico printing factory.
- The tortoiseshell cat is not identical to a calico cat.
- I also have an image of Seminole calico patchwork in the museum.