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 calico calico /ˈkæləˌkoʊ/

adjective

  1. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly  ( calico , motley , multi-color [American] , multi-colored [American] , multi-colour [Canadian, British] , multi-coloured [Canadian, British] , multicolor [American] , multicolored [American] , multicolour [Canadian, British] , multicoloured [Canadian, British] , painted , particolored [American] , particoloured [Canadian, British] , piebald , pied , varicolored [American] , varicoloured [Canadian, British] )
    having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
     A jester dressed in motley
    a jester dressed in motley
     The painted desert
    the painted desert
     A particolored dress
    a particolored dress
     A piebald horse
    a piebald horse
     Pied daisies
    pied daisies
  2. Made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned  ( calico )
    made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
     Calico dresses
    calico dresses
     A calico cat
    a calico cat

noun

  1. Coarse cloth with a bright print  ( calico )
    coarse cloth with a bright print
     I bought a vibrant calico dress at the local market.
    I bought a vibrant calico dress at the local market.


 Erythronium grandiflorum Erythronium grandiflorum /ɪˌrɪθroʊˈniːəm ˌɡrændɪˈflɔːrəm/

noun

  1. Dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers  ( Erythronium grandiflorum , glacier lily , snow lily )
    dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers


 unfairness unfairness /ənˈfɛrnəs/

noun

  1. An unjust act  ( iniquity , shabbiness , unfairness , injustice )
    an unjust act
     The community rallied against the injustice faced by the marginalized group.
    The community rallied against the injustice faced by the marginalized group.
  2. Injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards  ( inequity , unfairness )
    injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
  3. Partiality that is not fair or equitable  ( unfairness )
    partiality that is not fair or equitable


 Minden Minden /ˈmaɪndən/

noun

  1. A battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French  ( battle of Minden , Minden )
    a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French