Definitions for calico

Definitions for (noun) calico

Main entry: calico

Definition: coarse cloth with a bright print


Definitions for (adj) calico

Main entry: painted, particolored, particoloured, motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, calico, varicolored, varicoloured, piebald, pied

Definition: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Usage: a jester dressed in motley; the painted desert; a particolored dress; a piebald horse; pied daisies


Main entry: calico

Definition: made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned

Usage: calico dresses; a calico cat


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