The name of a city on the coast of Malabar; in the 16th cent. the chief port, next to Goa, of intercourse between India and Europe; used attributively…
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > calico (14) Calico-cloth1540 The name of a city on the coast of Malabar; in the 16th cent. the chief port, next to Goa, of intercourse between India and Europe; used attributively… Calicut-cloth1540 The name of a city on the coast of Malabar; in the 16th cent. the chief port, next to Goa, of intercourse between India and Europe; used attributively… calico1652 Hence. originally. A general name for cotton cloth of all kinds imported from the East (see quot. 1753 at sense 2b); ‘an Indian stuff made of cotton… twine cloth1815 fine cotton shirting, calico. nettle-cloth1858 spec. A coarse cotton cloth specially finished so as to imitate leather (see quot. 1937). Now rare or historical. Subcategories:— types of (8) — measure of (1) |
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