calico

名词 calico:

1. coarse cloth with a bright print

形容词 calico:

1. made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
   同义词：motley, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured

1. The colonists bartered calico with the natives for furs.
   这些移民用花布与土著人换毛皮。
2. The colonists bartered calico for Indian land.
   殖民者以印花布交换印地安人的土地。
3. The company imported a lot of calico from a foreign country.
   那家公司从国外进口了许多印花棉布。

cal.i.co

n.（名词）
【复数】 cal.i.coes 或 cal.i.cos

A coarse, brightly printed cloth.
印花布：一种粗糙的、印有鲜艳花纹的布料
Chiefly British A plain white cotton cloth, heavier than muslin.
【多用于英国】 白洋布：一种平坦的白色棉布，比细棉布粗一些
An animal, such as a cat, having a coat that is mottled in tones of white with red and black.
带斑纹动物：一种有白色夹杂红色和黑色斑纹皮毛的动物，如猫

来源：
After Calicut
源自 Calicut

【引伸】
cal.ico
adj.（形容词）