Calico

  • 11Calĭco — (Calicocs), 1) ursprünglich der Kattun, da er von Calcutta kam; 2) englischer, zum Druck bestimmter, wie glatter Nankin gewebter Kattun. Man unterscheidet weißen u. farbigen, von ersterem gibt es 2 Sorten, Yardwide u. Elwide, die sich durch… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 12calico — 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

  • 13calicó — (Del fr. calicot). m. Tela delgada de algodón …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 14calico — ► 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 …

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  • 15Calico —         Пистолет пулемет Calico M960 (США) Пистолет пулемет Calico M960 калибра 9мм, с магазином на 50 патронов Самозарядный карабин Calico калибра 9мм с магазином на 100 патронов Пистолет Calico M950 с магазином на 50 патронов. Перед спусковой… …

    Энциклопедия стрелкового оружия

  • 16calico — /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… …

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  • 17Calico — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot Calico peut renvoyer à : Calico, une robe de chat tricolore ; Calico, une ville fantôme de Californie. Calico M960, un pistolet semi… …

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  • 18calico — 1. adjective Having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth. The calico cat had distinctive red and dark markings. Syn: tortoiseshell 2. noun A kind of rough cloth, often printed with a bright pattern …

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  • 19calicó — (Del fr. calicot < Calicut, ciudad de la India.) ► sustantivo masculino TEXTIL Tela delgada de algodón. * * * calicó (del fr. «calicot») m. Percal. * * * calicó. (Del fr. calicot). m. Tela delgada de algodón …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 20calico — cal•i•co [[t]ˈkæl ɪˌkoʊ[/t]] n. pl. coes, cos, adj. 1) tex a plain woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usu. on one side 2) brit. plain white cotton cloth 3) zool. dch an animal having a spotted or particolored coat 4) tex made of… …

    From formal English to slang

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