calico : Idioms & Phrases

Index

calico aster

  • noun a variety of aster
    starved aster.
WordNet

Calico bass

  • (Zoöl.), an edible, fresh-water fish (Pomoxys sparaides) of the rivers and lake of the Western United States (esp. of the Misissippi valley.), allied to the sunfishes, and so called from its variegated colors; called also calicoback, grass bass, strawberry bass, barfish, and bitterhead.
Webster 1913

calico bush

  • noun a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
    American laurel; Kalmia latifolia; mountain laurel; wood laurel.
WordNet

calico cat

  • noun a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
    tortoiseshell-cat; tortoiseshell.
WordNet

calico crab

  • noun brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
    lady crab; Ovalipes ocellatus; American lady crab.
WordNet

Calico printing

  • the art or process of impressing the figured patterns on calico.
Webster 1913