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• calico — /kal i koh /, n., pl. calicoes, calicos, adj. n. 1. a plain woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side. 2. Brit. plain white cotton cloth. 3. an animal having a spotted or particolored coat. 4. Obs. a figured cotton… …   Universalium

• calico — /ˈkælɪkoʊ / (say kalikoh) noun (plural calicoes or calicos) 1. (originally) a type of cotton cloth exported from India. 2. a white cotton cloth. 3. US a printed cotton cloth, superior to percale. –adjective 4. made of calico. 5. Chiefly US… …  

• Calico — Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calico bass — Calico Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calico printing — Calico Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calico (textile) — Calico is a plain woven textile. In the United Kingdom, calico refers to fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may contain unseparated husk parts, for example. The fabric is less coarse and thick than canvas or… …   Wikipedia

• calico — [kal′i kō΄] n. pl. calicoes or calicos [after CALICUT, where it was first obtained] 1. Archaic a kind of cotton cloth from India 2. a) a printed cotton fabric b) Brit. a heavy, white cotton cloth …   English World dictionary

• calico — 1530s, kalyko, corruption of Calicut (modern Kozhikode), seaport on Malabar coast of India, where Europeans first obtained it. In 16c. it was second only to Goa among Indian commercial ports for European trade. Extended to animal colorings… …   Etymology dictionary

• 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

• Printed — Print Print, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Printed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Printing}.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See {Imprint}, and {Press} to squeeze.] 1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something. [1913 Webster] A look… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Printed goods — Print Print, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Printed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Printing}.] [Abbrev. fr. imprint. See {Imprint}, and {Press} to squeeze.] 1. To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something. [1913 Webster] A look… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English