1.British EnglishBrETIMheavycottoncloth that is usually white 厚白棉布
2.American EnglishAmETIM light cotton cloth with a small printedpattern 薄印花棉布
3.calico catAmerican EnglishAmEHBADHP a cat that has black, white, and brownfur 〔毛皮黑白棕色相间的〕花斑猫
Examples from the Corpus
calico• The more expensive type of interior-sprung mattress has pocketedsprings, where each spring is enclosed in a calico pocket.• There was a mattress to be carried away, calico cloth and filled with straw.• By 1721 Parliamentaccepted the argument of Defoe, Rey, and the weavers, and bannedcalico.• She was wearing a checkedcalicodress of the sort worn by Annie before she got her gun.• This is when the pattern-cutting started and Amy produced the first calico toile.• The latter were neatly dressed, the girls in calicoaprons, the boys in knickerbocker suits with their hair combed flat.• One of the calico ones, Hodges.• Team it up with calico for a truly natural look that complements almost any colourscheme.
Origincalico
(1500-1600)Calicut city in southwest India (now Kozhikode)