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Calico


CALICO, noun [said to be from Calicut, in India.] Cotton cloth. In England, white or unprinted cotton cloth is called calico In the United States, calico is printed cotton cloth, having not more than two colors. I have never heard this name given to the unprinted cloth. calico was originally imported from India, but is now manufactured in Europe and the United States.