Transcription
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- [kal-i-koh]
- /ˈkæl ɪˌkoʊ/
- /ˈkæl.ɪ.kəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kal-i-koh]
- /ˈkæl ɪˌkoʊ/
Definitions of calico word
- variable noun calico Calico is plain white fabric made from cotton. 3
- noun calico a white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design 3
- noun calico a coarse printed cotton fabric 3
- noun calico made of calico 3
- noun calico a kind of cotton cloth from India 3
- noun calico a printed cotton fabric 3
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Origin of calico
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; short for Calico cloth, variant of Calicut cloth, named after city in India which orig. exported it
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Parts of speech for Calico
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calico popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
calico usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calico
noun calico
- material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- goods — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- cotton — Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant.
- stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
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See also
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