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Explore Calicoes through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Calicoes in a sentence

Calicoes meaning

plural of calico

Using Calicoes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of calico

Context around Calicoes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

linen 1× silk 1× printed 1×

Sentence patterns with Calicoes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and silk calicoes 1× as linen calicoes and silk 1× or printed calicoes from india 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

confusingly linen and 1× in 1700 an 1×

Common sentence endings:

and silk calicoes 1× china or persia 1×

Words around Calicoes

Just before it in the word index:

calico 30 caliche 7 calich 2 caliburn 2 caliburger 3 calibur 2

Just after it in the word index:

calicut 20 calida 6 caliendo 3 caliente 38 calientes 2 calif 1.401

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Calicoes

  • In this selection, "calicoes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, linen, silk and printed stand out and add context to how "calicoes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and silk calicoes and as linen calicoes and silk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "calicoes" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with calicoes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Confusingly, linen and silk printed this way were known as linen calicoes and silk calicoes. (15 words)

In 1700 an Act of Parliament passed to prevent the importation of dyed or printed calicoes from India, China or Persia. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

In 1700 an Act of Parliament passed to prevent the importation of dyed or printed calicoes from India, China or Persia. (21 words)

Confusingly, linen and silk printed this way were known as linen calicoes and silk calicoes. (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

Confusingly, linen and silk printed this way were known as linen calicoes and silk calicoes.

In 1700 an Act of Parliament passed to prevent the importation of dyed or printed calicoes from India, China or Persia.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "calicoes" in a sentence?
An example: "Confusingly, linen and silk printed this way were known as linen calicoes and silk calicoes." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "calicoes" from authentic English texts.
What does "calicoes" mean?
Calicoes means: plural of calico
How many example sentences with "calicoes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "calicoes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.