Calico

Origin

From Calicut, in India, from where the cloth was originally exported, from Medieval Latin കോഴിക്കോട് ("w"), from koyil ("palace") + kota ("fort"), “fortified palace”, with ‘y’ replaced by interchangeable ‘zh’.

Full definition of calico

Adjective

1. Having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth.The calico cat had distinctive red and dark markings.The calico-patterned tablecloths were supposed to make the restaurant look rustic; instead, they made it look run down.

Synonyms

• tortoiseshell

Noun

1. A kind of rough cloth, often printed with a bright pattern.
2. A cat with fur of the colors black, white and orange.

Anagrams

• accoil