Associations to the word «Calico»
Noun
- Flannel
- Silk
- Dyeing
- Bead
- Cotton
- Quilt
- Cloth
- Printing
- Shawl
- Fathom
- Handkerchief
- Dress
- Kitten
- Fabric
- Hoop
- Lace
- Tobacco
- Garment
- Blanket
- Spice
- Ghost
- Cat
- Bolt
- Strip
- Wool
- Manufacture
- Penny
- Flour
- Needle
- Mill
- Shoe
- Lawn
- Mining
- Wearing
- Piece
- Boots
- Yard
- Trader
- Knife
- Wear
- Canvas
- Powder
- Frock
- Hat
- Clothes
- Tent
- Jacket
- Colour
- Manchester
- Bale
- Apron
- Stuff
- Clothing
- Sheet
- Coffee
- Printer
- Petticoat
- Gown
- Pattern
- Bonnet
- Copper
- Indigo
- Textile
- Railroad
- Clown
- Curtain
- Turban
- Skirt
- Weave
- Turkey
- Ware
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
CALICO, adjective. Having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth.
CALICO, noun. A kind of rough cloth, often printed with a bright pattern.
CALICO, noun. A cat with fur of the colors black, white and orange.
CALICO BASS, noun. A fish, the crappie.
CALICO CAT, noun. (US) A tortoiseshell and white domestic cat.
CALICO CATS, noun. Plural of calico cat
Dictionary definition
CALICO, noun. Coarse cloth with a bright print.
CALICO, adjective. Made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned; "calico dresses"; "a calico cat".
CALICO, adjective. 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".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.