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a tri-colour dog with random patches of any two differing colours over a white body. May or may not have the distinct tan point markings commonly seen. Redheaded calico is a term sometimes used to des [..]
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Calico (; in British usage since 1505) is a plain-woven textile made from unbleached and often not fully processed cotton. It may contain unseparated husk parts, for example. The fabric is far less fi [..]
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1530s, kalyko, corruption of Calicut (modern Kozhikode), seaport on Malabar coast of India, where Europeans first obtained it. In 16c. it was second only to Goa among Indian commercial ports for Europ [..]
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A woven unbleached cotton fabric that is usually unbleached and unfinished. Used for making toiles as it is unexpensive. Also known as: Calico, Calico (Kattun), Cotonina Stampata, Calicó, calico
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===Noun=== 1800s=1890 | 1900s=1921 *'''1890''', , '''' *:With regard to stuck-on head-bands, the binder may make them at little expense, by using striped calico for the purpose. *'''1921''', , '''': [..]
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Calico is a plain-woven cotton textile. It may also refer to:
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Calico goldfish are goldfish of any breed that have a type of scale that is intermediate between the metallic type of scales and the transparent type. These scales have a slight sheen that produces a [..]
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CALICO, The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, is a North American-based international scholarly organization, founded in 1983, dedicated to research and development in the use of comp [..]
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Calico LLC is an American research and development biotech company founded on September 18, 2013 by Bill Maris and backed by Google with the goal of combating aging and associated diseases. In Google' [..]
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Usually thought of as a small printed (often flowers) cotton or blend used for quilting or applique, garments, or home decorating. Tightly woven. Calico popularity tends to come and go, but for quilti [..]
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White cotton cloth often printed with a pattern.
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a general term for plain-weave
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(n) coarse cloth with a bright print(adj) made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned(adj) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
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V TRANS coat with lime/whitewash| whitewash
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a plain white cotton cloth, heavier than muslin.
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A cotton, tightly woven all-over print fabric.  The print is generally a small floral on a contrasting background.  Sometimes the term calico is used to refer to any cotton fabric.  Calico
Source: onlinefabricstore.net





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