Associations to the word «Calico»

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

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