calico vs cloth

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. 

cloth

noun
  • A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose. 

  • A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status. 

  • Substance or essence; the whole of something complex. 

  • A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. 

  • Priesthood, clergy. 

  • Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards. 

  • Appearance; seeming. 

How often have the words calico and cloth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )