ETYM So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. French calicot.
A coarse cloth with a bright print.
Plain white cotton.
Cotton fabric: in the US, it is a printed cotton; in the UK, a plain woven cotton material. The name derives from Calicut, India, an original source of calico.

ETYM Colloq. U. S.
Made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned.

A blotched or spotted animal; especially; one that is predominantly white with red and black patches.