batting vs calico

batting

noun
  • Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc. 

  • Special cotton for surgery. 

  • The action of using a bat. 

  • The act of someone who bats. 

calico

noun
  • A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern. 

  • The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus. 

adj
  • Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated. 

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