calico

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of calico cat.
3. (uncountable) The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.
2. (not-comparable) Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.

Synonyms

multicolor

multicolored

multicolour

chintz

cloth

multi-color

varicoloured

varicolored

multicoloured

multi-colour

multi-coloured

cotton

motley

painted

particolored

particoloured

piebald

pied

cotton print

printed cotton

multi-colored

polychrome

polychromic

print

star

⭐

fur

cotton fabric

yard goods

plain cotton cloth

canequim

grizzled

unbleached muslin

canvass

black and white

pepper-and-salt

plain cloth

canvas

polychromatic

Translations

calicó

calicot

Kattun

calicò

Kaliko

basma

percal

calicó

calicot

de calicot

amerikan

bigarré

multicolor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkælɪkəʊ/

Etymology

From Calicut, from where the cloth was originally exported, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ, “Kozhikode”), from കോഴി (kōḻi, “palace”) + കോട് (kōṭŭ, “fortified palace”).