different between calico vs chintz

English

Alternative forms

• callico

Etymology

From Calicut, in India, from where the cloth was originally exported, from Malayalam ?????????? (k??ikk???, “Kozhikode”), from ???? (k??i, “palace”) + ?????? (kk???, “fortified palace”), with ‘y’ replaced by interchangeable ‘zh’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæl?k??/

Noun

calico (countable and uncountable, plural calicos or calicoes)

1. (textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
2. (countable, zoology) Ellipsis of calico cat; a cat with fur of the colors black, white and orange.
3. (uncountable) The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus.

Derived terms

• calicoed

Translations

Adjective

calico

1. Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.

   Synonym: tortoiseshell

Translations

Further reading

• calico (textile) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• calico cat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• accoil, acocil, calcio-

English

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (ch???).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??nts/
• Rhymes: -?nts

Noun

chintz (countable and uncountable, plural chintzes)

1. A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.

Derived terms

• chintzy

Translations

References

• Chintz