What a beeyooteemuss callico whit a beeyoo teemus tummy! ❋ Unknown (2009)
Several attempts have been made to arrange and class the different species of colouring matters employed for dying and callico printing; but none seems to accord with, or give any just ideas of, their several natures and properties. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Sent to Lane & Webb callico 17 yds. & 2 pr. black cotton stockings amount $5.50 have no bill for the goods. got on the 8th ❋ Unknown (1961)
The women wore callico dresses and the men wore ansenberg pants and shirts. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)
Easy-chairs also appeared at that date, usually as part of the bedroom furniture, and were covered with the stuffs of which the bed-hangings and window-curtains were made, such as "China," "callico," "camblet," ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)
As it is French, callico two widths will make it wide enough and you must tear off the belt before you tear the widths in two the ballance [sic] will make the body and the piece I have torn off will make the sleeves. ❋ Kimberly Family (1864)
It is the specaled [sic] callico, you see I began to cut it out, but afterwards thought I had better not so I send it so. ❋ Kimberly Family (1864)
There is enough to make a full dress in the pink lawn and the pink callico. ❋ Kimberly Family (1864)
It generally consists of a long piece of callico, or muslin, wrapped loosely round the ❋ Unknown (1789)
It generally consists of a long piece of callico, or muslin, wrapped loosely round the body, somewhat in the form of a highland plaid. ❋ Equiano, Olaudah (1789)
The people are tali, neat, and well-clothed in long robes of white callico or silk, and are very grave and judicious in their behaviour. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)
Valetudinarians, or men of a certain age, who travel into the southern parts of France, Spain, or Italy, should never omit to wear either a callico or fine flannel waistcoat under their shirts: strange as it may seem to say so, this precaution is more necessary in the south of ❋ Philip Thicknesse (1755)
It is a white robe, the sleeves of which are turned up with fine white callico (sic), and their head-dress the same, excepting a small veil of black crape that falls behind. ❋ Montague, Lady Mary W (1724)
He being gone, Creed, my wife, and I to Cornhill, and after many tryalls bought my wife a chintz, that is, a painted Indian callico, for to line her new study, which is very pretty. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)
After dinner I out to Mr. Bridges, the linnen draper, and evened with (him) for 100 pieces of callico, and did give him L208 18s., which I now trust the King for, but hope both to save the King money and to get a little by it to boot. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)