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calico

/kal-i-koh/US // ˈkæl ɪˌkoʊ //UK // (ˈkælɪˌkəʊ) //

印花布,花布,花棉布,花纹布

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural cal·i·coes, cal·i·cos.

    • : a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
    • : British. plain white cotton cloth.
    • : an animal having a spotted or particolored coat.
    • : Obsolete. a figured cotton cloth from India.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made of calico.
    • : resembling printed calico; spotted or mottled.

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Examples

  • Of more than 40 cat cafes in Tokyo alone, the most popular are Calico and Cat Café Nekorobi.

  • Sometimes a neighborhood cat, a calico, wanders by and peers in.

  • The scarlet calico canopy was again set up over the bed, and the woven cradle, on its red manzanita frame, stood near.

  • She was so handy with a needle, and allus ready to cut out calico dingusses that the peon gals could sew up.

  • As she turned the corner, a lame child in a calico dress and torn hood staggered past her bent with the weight of a heavy basket.

  • Eloise said, drawing her well foot under the spotted calico, and wishing the young men would go.

  • It will add ever so much to our fun—everybody I know simply loves and envies me my darling 'calico' pony!

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