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Definition of: calico
(kal′i·kō) noun plural ·coes or ·cos
1. Any cheap cotton cloth printed in bright colors.
2. Brit. White cotton cloth.
—adjective
1. Made of calico: a calico dress.
2. Resembling printed calico; dappled or streaked; variegated: a calico cat. [from Calicut]
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