calico vs tom

calico

noun
  • The plant disease caused by Tobacco mosaic virus. 

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

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

tom

noun
  • A tomato (the fruit). 

  • The male of certain other animals. 

  • The male of the orangutan. 

  • A lesbian. 

  • A female prostitute. 

  • jewellery 

  • The male of the turkey. 

  • The intact male of the domesticated cat. 

verb
  • To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority. 

  • To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability. 

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