calico vs piebald

calico

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

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. 

piebald

adj
  • Of mixed character, heterogeneous. 

  • Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white. 

noun
  • An animal with piebald coloration. 

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