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calico
n. & adj.
—n. (
pl
. -oes or US -os)
1 a cotton cloth, esp. plain white or unbleached.
2 US a printed cotton fabric.
—adj.
1 made of calico.
2 US multicoloured, piebald.
Etymology
: earlier calicut f. Calicut in India
Useful english dictionary
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