calico
/ˈkæ.lɪ.koʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.88 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.
adj
Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.
Example Sentences
- "This helix was covered with calico, and then a second wire applied in the same manner."
- "Trussed in corsets, jawbone-high collars and calicos that had seen better days, they have little enough to work with, their attempts at coquetry further constrained by their rigid mores of the day."
- "One of them, a calico whose half-grown kittens he just fed, slow-blinks at him, an affectionate gesture."
- "The calico cat had distinctive red and dark markings."
- "The calico-patterned tablecloths were supposed to make the restaurant look rustic; instead, they made it look run down."
- "Sara, oh Sara / Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: കോഴിക്കോട്
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkæ.lɪ.koʊ/
- British English: /ˈkæ.lɪ.kəʊ/