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Calico (fabric)
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'''Calico''' is a fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed,
cotton. It may contain unseparated husk parts, for example. The
Cloth fabric is less coarse and thick than
canvas or
denim, but owing to its unfinished and undyed appearance, it is still very cheap.
Etymology
The name ''Calico'' is derived from the name of the city of
Calicut,
Kerala,
India.
History
In
1700,
Kingdom of England England banned importation (and the use and wear of) of cotton cloth from India, in an effort to prop up the English
textile industry. Printed calicos were especially popular among women who were termed the 'Calico Madams'. The ban failed, and was strengthened in
1720 (known as the 'Calico Act', it was repealed in
1774). It almost destroyed the Indian textile industry, and India was forced to buy British textiles.
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