calico meaning in English
n.
(pl. calicos, calicoes)
1.〔英国〕白布；〔美国〕印花布。
2.花斑动物〔如花狗、斑马等〕。
3.〔美俚〕女学生，女人。
adj.
〔美国〕杂色的，花的；印花布一样的。 calico horse 花马。
Examples
- The girl who had so suddenly arrested the step of hetty was dressed in a calico mantle .
这位突然止住海蒂脚步的姑娘，上身穿着一件印花布的罩衫。 - As hetty concluded, she reverently unrolled a small english bible from its envelope of coarse calico .
海蒂说完，就庄重地从印花粗布套子里拿出一本小版本英语《圣经》。 - There is all the new calico there that was bought last week, not touched yet. i almost broke my back by cutting it out .
我上星期买的新花布都在那儿，动也没动。我剪裁花布差一点把背都累断了。 - The colonists bartered calico for indian land
殖民者以印花布交换印地安人的土地。 - One side is black . the other side is small calico
一面是黑色一面是小碎花!