Linen vs. Calico
Difference Between Linen and Calico
Linennoun
(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
Caliconoun
(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
Linennoun
(countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet.Caliconoun
; a cat with fur of the colors black, white and orange.
Linennoun
A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
Calicoadjective
Having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth.
The calico cat had distinctive red and dark markings.The calico-patterned tablecloths were supposed to make the restaurant look rustic; instead, they made it look run down.Linenadjective
Made from linen cloth or thread.
Caliconoun
coarse cloth with a bright print
Linenadjective
Having the colour linen, light beige.
Calicoadjective
made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned;
calico dressesa calico catLinennoun
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
Calicoadjective
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;
a jester dressed in motleythe painted deserta particolored dressa piebald horsepied daisiesLinennoun
a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish
Linennoun
white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
