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calico
  • Conjugation : pl  calicoes ; pl  calicos
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

calico [ 'kælə .ko] [ 'kælɪkəu]
  1. 1. noun [textile] 原义：印度棉布
  2. 2. noun [American English] [England] [textile] 几种棉布的任一种；平（纹）布；印花棉布
  3. 3. adjective [American English] [England] 棉布的，平（纹）布制成的；印花棉布制成的
  4. 4. adjective 似印花布的；有斑点的
    a calico cat
    有斑点的猫

Collins English-English Dictionary

calico ['kælɪ,kəυ]
  1. 1. n a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design
  2. 2. n [chiefly US] a coarse printed cotton fabric
  3. 3. n [modifier] made of calico
  4. 4. n [Etymology] C16: based on Calicut, town in India
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Examples

a calico cat
有斑点的猫 → calico
印花平布
calico → 印花
这种拉美风格的印花布很受顾客欢迎。
This kind of Latin American printed calico is popular among customers. → 拉美

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