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calico

cal.i.co \'kal-i-.ko-\ n or calicoes or calicos [Calicut, India] pl  1a: 
   cotton cloth imported from India  Brit  1b: a plain white cotton fabric 
   that is heavier than muslin  1c: any of various cheap cotton fabrics with 
   figured patterns  2: a blotched or spotted animal (as a piebald horse)  - 
   calico aj