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noun (Plural: calicos or calicoes)
- A kind of rough cloth, often printed with a bright pattern.
adjective
- Having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth.
- The cat had distinctive red and dark markings.
- The patterned tableclothes were supposed to make the restaurant look rustic, instead they made it look run down.
Etymology: From w:Calicut, Calicut, in India, from where the cloth was originally exported
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