Calico vs Linen - What's the difference?
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Having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth.
A kind of rough cloth, often printed with a bright pattern.
A cat with fur of the colors black, white and orange.
(lb) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
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, title= (lb) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, under clothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
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A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
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As nouns the difference between calico and linen
is that calico is a kind of rough cloth, often printed with a bright pattern while linen is thread or cloth made from flax fiber.As an adjective calico
is having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth.calico
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(wikipedia calico)Adjective
- The calico cat had distinctive red and dark markings.
- The calico -patterned tablecloths were supposed to make the restaurant look rustic; instead, they made it look run down.
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(wikipedia linen)Noun
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}