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Calico

Calico may refer to:

Textiles

Calico (textile), a plain-woven cotton textile

Animals

Calico cat, Calico or Tortoiseshell is a common coloration for domestic cats
Calico goldfish, goldfish that sports a type of metallic and transparent scales

Business

Calico Light Weapons Systems, a small firearms manufacturing company currently based in Hillsboro, Oregon
Calico Liberty, a roller-delayed blowback-operated semi-automatic rifle or pistol
Calico M100, a blowback operated semi-automatic rifle/carbine (M100)
Calico M100P, a semi-automatic pistol
Calico M960, 9mm semi-automatic gun
[http://www.calicoprint.co.uk Calico Print Solutions], Premium print management company based in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, UK
[http://www.calicoworkshop.co.uk Calico Workshop], A division of Calico Print Solutions dealing with online and digital print
[http://www.calicomedia.co.uk Calico Media], A division of Calico Print Solutions dealing with Graphic Design and other media

Education

CALICO (consortium), American consortium

People

Calico Cooper (born 1981), American actress and the daughter of rock and roll musician Alice Cooper
Calico Jack Rackham (died 1720), English pirate captain in the early 18th century
Tyrone Calico (born 1980), American football wide receiver
Calico aka Skaddy (born in the '80s), Jamaican entertainer/DJ with witty, conscious lyrics and a powerful voice. His music crosses several generes ranging from reggae, dancehall, hip hop, soca, jazz and techno.

Places

Calico Mountains (California), just north of Interstate 15 in the Mojave Desert, California
Calico Ghost Town, a ghost town in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California
Calico and Odessa Railroad, a heritage railway in the ghost town of Calico, California
Calico, Kern County, California
Calico Mountains (Nevada)
Calico Early Man Site, a possible archaeological site 15 miles NE of Barstow, California
Calico Mills, one of Ahmedabad’s (India) earliest textile mills established in 1880
Calico Museum of Textiles, in the city of Ahmedabad, state of Gujarat in western India
Calico Rock, Arkansas, a city in Izard County, United States
Ghost Town and Calico Railway, a tourist railroad within Knott's Berry Farm, a theme park in Buena Park, California

Other

Calico Skies, the sixth song on Paul McCartney's 1997 album, Flaming Pie.

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Calico" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Dutch, Polish.


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