calico

英 [ˈkælɪkəʊ]

美 [ˈkælɪkoʊ]

n.  (本色白)厚棉布; 印花平布

复数：calicos　

BNC.23901 / COCA.23048

牛津词典

noun

• （本色白）厚棉布
  a type of heavy cotton cloth that is usually plain white
• 印花平布
  a type of rough cotton cloth that has a pattern printed on it

柯林斯词典

• 白棉布;白布
  Calicois plain white fabric made from cotton.

英英释义

noun

• coarse cloth with a bright print

adj

• having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
  1. a jester dressed in motley
  2. the painted desert
  3. a particolored dress
  4. a piebald horse
  5. pied daisies
  Synonym:motleymulticolormulti-colormulticolourmulti-colourmulticoloredmulti-coloredmulticolouredmulti-colouredpaintedparticoloredparticolouredpiebaldpiedvaricoloredvaricoloured
• made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
  1. calico dresses
  2. a calico cat

双语例句

• Sally was selling pins and sugar and calico all day and every day.
  萨利一天到晚忙着卖别针，卖糖，卖印花布，每日不变。
• The colonists bartered calico with the natives for furs.
  这些移民用花布与土著人换毛皮。
• There was a small bed in there. On it were neatly folded quilts of silk and red printed calico.
  舱中有个小小床铺，床上有锦绸同红色印花洋布铺盖，折叠得整整齐齐。
• It can be seen that the characteristics'civilians of the blue calico is subsisted and developed with its soul.
  可见，蓝印花布的平民化特质是其生存和发展的灵魂。
• There is all the new calico, that was bought last week, not touched yet.
  我们上星期买的印花布还都在这儿，动也没动。
• I can't see one calico kitten.
  我没看到一只小花猫。
• There are some color stains in this piece of calico.
  这块白棉布有些色斑。
• Ma had calico for a dress, too;
  他给妈妈也带回一匹做裙子的印花棉布。
• "What's the row, Sam" inquired one gentleman in black calico sleeves.
  什么事吵吵闹闹的，萨姆？一位穿着黑色印花布袖套的绅士问道。
• The colonists bartered calico for Indian land.
  殖民者以印花布交换印地安人的土地。