calico
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calico
- /ˈkæ.lɪ.kəʊ/ UK
- /ˈkæ.lɪ.koʊ/ US
Where it comes from
From Calicut, from where the cloth was originally exported, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ, “Kozhikode”), from കോഴി (kōḻi, “palace”) + കോട് (kōṭŭ, “fortified palace”).
noun calicos · calicoes · callico
- A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern. This helix was covered with calico, and then a second wire applied in the same manner.
- Ellipsis of calico cat One of them, a calico whose half-grown kittens he just fed, slow-blinks at him, an affectionate gesture.
- Ellipsis of calico grouper
- A goldfish having metallic transparent scales.
- Any butterfly of the genus Hamadryas.
- The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus.
- A phlox of genus Loeseliastrum.
adjective callico
-
Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.
The calico cat had distinctive red and dark markings.
Similar: tortoiseshell
-
Having red, brunette, and blond hair colors, resembling the fur of a calico cat.
Similar: tortoiseshell
Translations
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noun kind of cloth
| Español | calicó |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | カナキン kanakin |
| हिन्दी | छींट chī̃ṭ, छीँट chī̃ṭ |
| Kiswahili | kaniki |
| Português | calicó, calicô |
| Français | calicot |
| Deutsch | Kattun, Kaliko |
| Italiano | calicò |
| Română | stambă, cit |
| Русский | си́тец sítec, коленко́р kolenkór, митка́ль mitkálʹ, бязь bjazʹ |
noun cat
| Español | gato calicó |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼색털 고양이 samsaekteol goyang'i, 삼색 고양이 samsaek goyang'i |
| 日本語 | 三毛猫 mikeneko, 三毛 mike |
| 中文 | 三毛貓 /三毛猫 sānmáomāo, 三花貓 /三花猫 sānhuāmāo, 三色貓 /三色猫 sānsèmāo, 印花布貓 /印花布猫 |
| Português | gato tricolor |
| Français | calico, tricolore |
| Tiếng Việt | mèo tam thể |
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title = {calico},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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