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calico (noun)

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  • calico — ► NOUN (pl. calicoes or US also calicos) 1) Brit. a type of plain white or unbleached cotton cloth. 2) N. Amer. printed cotton fabric. ORIGIN alteration of Calicut, a seaport in SW India where the fabric originated …   English terms dictionary

  • calico bush — noun a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose colored flowers • Syn: ↑mountain laurel, ↑wood laurel, ↑American laurel, ↑Kalmia latifolia • Hypernyms: ↑kalmia * * * noun Etymo …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico cat — noun a cat having black and cream colored and yellowish markings • Syn: ↑tortoiseshell, ↑tortoiseshell cat • Hypernyms: ↑domestic cat, ↑house cat, ↑Felis domesticus, ↑Felis catus * * * a domestic cat, esp. a female one, of variegated black, yell …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico flower — noun Etymology: calico (II) 1. : mountain laurel 2. : a Brazilian vine (Aristolochia elegans) often cultivated for its brown purple beautifully veined flowers somewhat resembling a bent pitcher in shape 3. : five spot * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico tree — noun Etymology: calico (II) : mountain laurel * * * calico bush, calico flower, or calico tree, = mountain laurel. (Cf. ↑mountain laurel) …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico crab — noun brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States • Syn: ↑American lady crab, ↑lady crab, ↑Ovalipes ocellatus • Hypernyms: ↑swimming crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovalipes, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico printing — noun Etymology: calico (I) : the process of making fast color designs on cotton fabrics, especially calico * * * calico printing, the art of impressing designs in color upon cloth …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico bass — noun Etymology: calico (II) 1. : black crappie 2. : kelp bass * * * /bas/ the black crappie. See under crappie. [1880 85, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico plover — noun or calico snipe Etymology: calico (II) : turnstone …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico wood — noun Etymology: calico (II) 1. : the wood of the silver bell 2. : silver bell * * * calico wood, the silver bell tree of the southern United States, having a soft, compact, light brown wood …   Useful english dictionary

  • calico — noun (plural coes or cos) Etymology: Calicut, India Date: 1578 1. a. 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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