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 • Feb. 17, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

At the time of this story's publication, both are still at the shelter waiting to be adopted . . . although the calico is currently advertised as bonded with a different gray tabby.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

They also found that skin from calico cats had more Arghap36 RNA in orange regions than in brown or black regions.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

Grandma’s dress was beautiful, too; a dark blue calico with autumn-colored leaves scattered over it.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder