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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: another misunderstanding #55876 02/10/02 10:28 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia H hev addict hev addict H Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia What do people from other countries mean when they say calico? (I've added the "r" in there so that I can have my 2 cents worth of input.) As the official Southern Hemisphere representative so far (CK's comment on cats, birds and lunches notwithstanding) I've always understood that Calico is a reasonably thick cotton, often fairly neutral - as far as colour goes. I've got chair covers made out of it. Not a pattern in sight... So, jmh, I'm (harrumphing) with you... but then I'm (reluctantly) part of the Commonwealth, so I suppose that makes sense. Hev "no longer a stranger..." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted another misunderstanding jmh 02/08/02 10:42 PM Re: another misunderstanding wwh 02/08/02 11:19 PM Re: another misunderstanding of troy 02/09/02 04:11 PM Re: another misunderstanding Tsyganka 02/09/02 08:23 PM Re: another misunderstanding Capital Kiwi 02/09/02 08:35 PM Re: another misunderstanding Tsyganka 02/09/02 09:00 PM Re: another misunderstanding hev 02/10/02 10:28 PM Re: another misunderstanding jmh 02/10/02 10:31 PM . Max Quordlepleen 02/10/02 10:38 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,361 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 751 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,557 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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