calico
noun/ˈkælɪkəʊ/
/ˈkælɪkəʊ/
[uncountable]- (especially British English) a type of heavy cotton cloth that is usually plain white
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- (especially North American English) a type of rough cotton cloth that has a pattern printed on it
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally also calicut): alteration of Calicut, a seaport in the state of Kerala in SW India, where the fabric originated.
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