cal•i•co
Pronunciation: (kal'i-kō"), [key]
— n., pl. adj. -coes, -cos,
—n.
- a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- plain white cotton cloth.
- an animal having a spotted or particolored coat.
- a figured cotton cloth from India.
—adj.
- made of calico.
- resembling printed calico; spotted or mottled.
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