Callicoe
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A short encyclopedia entry defining callicoe (calico) as a cotton cloth originally imported from Calicut on the Malabar coast of India. It notes that the term now generally applies to English-made cotton cloths of varying fineness, first manufactured at Blackburn in Lancashire, and mentions the spinning, weaving, bleaching and dyeing work involved. It refers readers to the article on Cotton Manufactures.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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