calico

Example Sentences

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"Lizards, skinks and dragons were secured in calico bags. These bags were concealed in bags of popcorn, biscuit tins and a women's handbag and placed inside cardboard boxes," the statement said.

From Barron's

“Gross!” she says, surveying the calico blobs on her clothes.

From Literature

It’s about the size of a ruler and covered in a tapestry of calico fur.

From Literature

One contributor wrote: "We are siblings in the first and third grades of elementary school. We donated with our pocket money. Use it for research on calico cats."

From BBC

"Here's my offering - the shorthair is a boy named Bob and the calico is a girl named Marley."

From BBC