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  1. 1. n. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Made of, or having the appearance of, calico; -- often applied to an animal, as a horse or cat, on whose body are large patches of a color strikingly different from its main color. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. coarse cloth with a bright print Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n:100 n. coarse cloth with a bright print a. made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned Source: ecdict

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