calico

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Synonyms: caligo, calice, caico, calco, carico, calica, alico, calio, clico, colico

Antonyms: caligo, calice, caico, calco, carico, calica, alico, calio, clico, colico

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|textile}} {{lb|en|textiles}} A kind of rough [[cloth]] made from unbleached and not fully processed [[cotton]], often printed with a bright pattern.
2. {{senseid|en|cat}} {{lb|en|countable}} {{ellipsis of|en|calico cat}}.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} {{ellipsis of|en|calico grouper}}.
4. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[goldfish]] having metallic transparent scales.
5. {{lb|en|countable}} Any [[butterfly]] of the genus {{taxfmt|Hamadryas|genus}}.
6. {{lb|en|uncountable|botany}} The plant [[disease]] caused by {{taxfmt|Tobacco mosaic virus|species}}.
7. A [[phlox]] of genus {{taxfmt|Loeseliastrum|species}}.

Adjective

1. Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; [[variegated]].

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