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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
calico /ˈkalɪkəʊ/

▶noun (pl. calicoes or US also calicos) Brit. a type of plain white or unbleached cotton cloth.

■ N. Amer. printed cotton fabric.

▶adjective N. Amer. (of an animal, typically a cat) multicoloured or piebald.

– origin C16 (orig. also calicut): alt. of Calicut, a seaport in SW India where the fabric originated.

'calico' also found in these Oxford entries:

chintz - dungaree - toile de Jouy

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