Calico
21calico — /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… …
22calico — 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 …
23calico — noun Calico is used before these nouns: ↑cat …
24calico — cal|i|co [ˈkælıkəu US kou] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Calicu] 1.) BrE heavy cotton cloth that is usually white 2.) AmE light cotton cloth with a small printed pattern 3.) calico cat AmE a cat that has black, white, and brown fur British Equivalent …
25calico — [16] Calico, a plain cotton cloth, was originally Calicut cloth. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was the main export of Calicut, now known as Kozhikode, a city and port on the southwest coast of India whose first European visitor was the… …
26calico — [[t]kæ̱lɪkoʊ[/t]] calicoes N MASS Calico is plain white fabric made from cotton …
27calico — noun (U) 1 BrE heavy cotton cloth that is usually white 2 AmE light cotton cloth with a small printed pattern 3 calico cat AmE a cat that has black, white and brown fur …
28calico — kolenkoras statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medvilninis įklijintas drobinio pynimo audeklas. atitikmenys: angl. calico rus. коленкор …
29calico — [16] Calico, a plain cotton cloth, was originally Calicut cloth. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was the main export of Calicut, now known as Kozhikode, a city and port on the southwest coast of India whose first European visitor was the… …
30calico — n. & adj. n. (pl. oes or US os) 1 a cotton cloth, esp. plain white or unbleached. 2 US a printed cotton fabric. adj. 1 made of calico. 2 US multicoloured, piebald. Etymology: earlier calicut f. Calicut in India …
