calico
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cal·i·co /ˈkælɪkəʊ $ -koʊ/ noun [uncountable] 1. British EnglishTIM heavy cotton cloth that is usually white 厚白棉布2. American EnglishTIM light cotton cloth with a small printed pattern 薄印花棉布3. calico cat American EnglishHBADHP a cat that has black, white, and brown fur 〔毛皮黑白棕色相间的〕花斑猫
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calico• The more expensive type of interior-sprung mattress has pocketed springs, where each spring is enclosed in a calico pocket.• There was a mattress to be carried away, calico cloth and filled with straw.• By 1721 Parliament accepted the argument of Defoe, Rey, and the weavers, and banned calico.• She was wearing a checked calico dress of the sort worn by Annie before she got her gun.• This is when the pattern-cutting started and Amy produced the first calico toile.• The latter were neatly dressed, the girls in calico aprons, the boys in knickerbocker suits with their hair combed flat.• One of the calico ones, Hodges.• Team it up with calico for a truly natural look that complements almost any colour scheme.Origin calico (1500-1600) Calicut city in southwest India (now Kozhikode)cal·i·co nounChineseSyllable
cotton Corpus that usually heavy white cloth is
calico
cal‧i‧co /ˈkælɪkəʊ $ -koʊ/
noun [uncountable]
2. American English light cotton cloth with a small printed pattern
3. calico cat American English a cat that has black, white, and brown fur
cal‧i‧co /ˈkælɪkəʊ $ -koʊ/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Calicut
Origin: city in southwest India (now Kozhikode)
1. British English heavy cotton cloth that is usually whiteLanguage: Calicut
Origin: city in southwest India (now Kozhikode)
2. American English light cotton cloth with a small printed pattern
3. calico cat American English a cat that has black, white, and brown fur