| 单词 | calico |
| 释义 | calico (once / 1688 pages) nadj You can call anything with bright colors and patches calico like your cute calico cat or your colorful calico quilt. There are many fabrics in the world, including silk, cashmere, and denim. Another is calico, which is made from cotton fibers and is printed, meaning it has designs or pictures on it. A calico dress may be printed with purple flowers or have another wild design. Because calico is brightly colored, this word also describes just about anything decorated brightly. As an adjective, calico means something close to motley or multi-colored. A calico design is varied and anything but boring. WORD FAMILYcalico: calicoes, calicos USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s bought hundreds of start-ups, including Calico, whose stated mission is to “cure death” and DeepMind, which aims to “solve intelligence”. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) The turkey finally arrives and your grandma’s beloved calico, Mr. Mittens, leaps on the table. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) As the refrain in “Calico Pie” mourns: “They never came back!/ They never came back!/ They never came back to me!” Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) 1n coarse cloth with a bright print Hyper cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 2adj made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned calico dresses a calico cat 3adj having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly Syn motley, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured colored, colorful, coloured having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination |
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