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Calico logo #10101) Black, yellow and white 2) Blotched animal 3) Blotched critter 4) Cat coloration 5) Cat of many colors 6) Cat type 7) Cat with a mottled coat 8) Catty fabric 9) Cloth 10) Colorful cat 11) Colorful cloth 12) Colorful house cat 13) Colorful kitty 14) Cotton cloth 15) Cotton print 16) Dress material
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Calico logo #10101) Cat 2) Colored 3) Coloured 4) Multicolor 5) Multicolored 6) Multicolour 7) Multicoloured 8) Particolored 9) Parti coloured 10) Piebald 11) Pied 12) Pinto
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calico logo #21475a plain white cotton cloth, heavier than muslin.
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calico logo #22641plain white cotton
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Calico logo #21002• (n.) Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern. • (a.) Made of, or having the appearance of, calico; -- often applied to an animal, as a horse or cat, on whose body are large patches of a color strikingly different from its main color. • (n.) Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to qu...
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calico logo #21358Plain weave cotton cloth first imported from Calicut, a port in the south-west of India, during the 17th and 18th centuries and later manufactured in Britain. Used, with painted or printed patterns, for soft furnishings and poular during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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calico logo #21003all-cotton fabric woven in plain, or tabby, weave and printed with simple designs in one or more colours. Calico originated in Calicut, India, by ... [2 related articles]
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Calico logo #22512An American term for Tortie and white. See Tortie and white.
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Calico logo #22254Traditionally, a small floral cotton print. Currently, the term encompasses a broader range of cotton prints, especially those intended specifically for quilting, including larger floral prints and geometric prints.
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Calico logo #22257A lightly woven cotton type fabric with an all over print, usually a small floral pattern on a contrasting background color.
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calico logo #10444Plain-weave cotton cloth originally imported from Calicut, a port in south-west India, during the 17th and 18th centuries and later manufactured in Britain. It was used, with painted or printed patterns, for soft furnishings especially during the 18th and19th centuries.
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Calico logo #20972Cal'i·co adjective Made of, or having the appearance of, calico; -- often applied to an animal, as a horse or cat, on whose body are large patches of a color strikingly different from its main color. [ Colloq. U. S.]
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Calico logo #20972Cal'i·co noun ; plural Calicoes . [ So called because first imported from Calicut , in the East Indies: confer French calicot .] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes , sh...
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Calico logo #22513Cat color characteristic for female cats with patches of white, red and black.
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Calico logo #22259A plain woven cotton textile made from unbleached and often not fully processed cotton. Due to it's unfinished and undyed appearance it's often very economical fabric.
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Calico logo #21217Calico is a cotton cloth named from Calicut, a city of India. It was first brought to England by the East India Company in 1631. The name is generally given to any plain white cotton cloth, and in America it is applied to printed cottons. In 1721 a statute was passed imposing a penalty of five pounds upon the wearer, and twenty pounds upon the sell...
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Calico logo #22145Usually thought of as a small printed (often flowers) cotton or blend used for quilting or applique, garments, or home decorating. Tightly woven. Calico popularity tends to come and go, but for quilting, it's always a good idea.It can be used for clothing, but will require ironing if it is 100% cotton.
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Calico logo #20856White cotton cloth often printed with a pattern.
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calico logo #21602plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc. (So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies) Also: Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern.
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Calico logo #24042A woven fabric from unbleached cotton. The fabric often has little brown specks in it from the husk of the cotton plant. It's a fairly cheap fabric making it very suitable to test the fit of a garment.
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Calico logo #20189A coat pattern consisting of a mosaic blend of black and orange, plus patches of white.
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calico logo #20974 adjective made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned; `calico dresses`; `a calico cat`
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Calico logo #22119A tightly-woven cotton type fabric with an all-over print, usually a small floral pattern on a contrasting background color. Common end-uses include dresses, aprons, and quilts.
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Calico logo #22120A plain weave cotton material that is unbleached and still retains some of the natural vegetable matter normally extracted in the manufacturing process. Named for the town of Calicut in India, calico fabric is typically used for making quilts.
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Calico logo #22265General term used for plain cotton fabrics heavier than muslin. These are usually left unbleached, area made in a variety of weights, and are often used for making toiles.
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