calico

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calico

A calico cat naps on a sunny windowsill.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Coarse cotton cloth printed with a bright pattern: A type of plain-woven textile, originally made in India, characterized by its simple weave and often featuring colorful printed designs.

  2. Adjective:

    • Made of calico or resembling its patterned appearance: Describing something that is constructed from calico fabric or has a similar printed, often colorful, pattern.
    • Having sections or patches colored differently; multicolored, spotted: This meaning is primarily used in American English to describe animals, especially cats, with a patchwork of two or more colors.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • She bought several yards of calico to make a summer dress.
    • The market stall was piled high with bolts of vibrant calico.

  • Adjective:

    • The doll was dressed in a simple calico apron.
    • We adopted a friendly calico cat from the shelter.
Advanced Usage

  • "Calico printing": A traditional method of applying patterns to cotton cloth using wooden blocks or rollers.

    • The museum exhibit explained the history of calico printing in the region.

  • Used attributively to describe something with a patchwork, multi-colored quality.

    • The quilt had a charming, calico look with its mix of floral prints.
Variants and Related Words
  • Calicoed (adj., archaic): Dressed in calico.
    • The calicoed pioneers attended the social.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Chintz (specifically glazed calico), printed cotton.
  • Adjective (for patterned sense): Printed, patterned.
  • Adjective (for multicolored sense): Particolored, piebald, tortoiseshell (for cats), variegated.
Notes on Meaning
  • The primary meaning refers to a type of fabric.
  • The adjectival meaning of "multicolored" or "patched" is an extension, most commonly applied to the coat colors of certain animals, notably cats. A "calico cat" is typically white with patches of orange and black.
calico

A calico cat naps on a sunny windowsill.

Adjective
  1. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
    • a jester dressed in motley
    • the painted desert
    • a particolored dress
    • a piebald horse
    • pied daisies
  2. made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
    • calico dresses
    • a calico cat
Noun
  1. coarse cloth with a bright print

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