Calico
Encyclopedia
Animals
- Calico butterfly, a genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly called the Crackers, Calicoes, or Clicks
- Calico cat, a domestic cat with the common three- or four-colored coat pattern calico (a.k.a. tortoiseshell-and-white)
- Calico goldfish, goldfish that have a type of metallic and transparent scales
- Calico grouperCalico grouperEpinephelus drummondhayi is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is commonly called the calico grouper, kitty mitchell, speckled hind, or strawberry grouper. It is found in Bermuda and the United States. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral...
, a species of fish found in Bermuda and the United States - Calico Pennant, a dragonfly found in North America
Business
- Calico Light Weapons SystemsCalico Light Weapons SystemsCalico Light Weapons Inc. is a privately held firearms manufacturing company based in Cornelius, Oregon. The company was established in 1982 in Bakersfield, California, and released its first production weapon in 1985. Calico was sold in 1990 but remained in Bakersfield...
, a small firearms manufacturing company currently based in Hillsboro, Oregon - Calico LibertyCalico LibertyThe Calico Liberty is a roller-delayed blowback-operated semi-automatic rifle or pistol chambered for the 9 mm Para round, designed by Calico Light Weapons Systems. These firearms use an unusual 50 or 100-round helical magazine that allow for a large number of rounds in a relatively compact and...
, a brand of roller-delayed, blowback-operated, semi-automatic rifles and pistols- Calico M100Calico M100The M100 is a blowback-operated semi-automatic rifle chambered in .22 LR or 9x19mm Parabellum, manufactured by Calico Light Weapons Systems in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA and possessing a unique 100-round helical-fed magazine mounted on top of the weapon...
, a rifle/carbine - Calico M100Calico M100The M100 is a blowback-operated semi-automatic rifle chambered in .22 LR or 9x19mm Parabellum, manufactured by Calico Light Weapons Systems in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA and possessing a unique 100-round helical-fed magazine mounted on top of the weapon...
P, a semi-automatic pistol - Calico M960, a 9mm semi-automatic gun
- Calico M100
Education
- CALICO (consortium)CALICO (consortium)CALICO, full name The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, is a non-profit, self-governing, international organization devoted to the dissemination of information concerning language learning technology....
, (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium), an international consortium devoted to the dissemination of information concerning language learning technology
People
- Calico Hunt (born 1986)Canadian jewelry designer from Vancouver Island, B.C
- Calico Cooper (born 1981), American actress and the daughter of rock and roll musician Alice Cooper
- Calico Jack RackhamCalico JackJohn Rackham , commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas during the early 18th century...
(1682–1720), English pirate captain in the early 18th century - Tyrone CalicoTyrone CalicoTyrone Bernard Calico is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. In college, he was the starting receiver for Middle Tennessee State University. He ran the fastest 40-yard dash in the 2002 NFL Scouting Combine at 4.34...
(born 1980), American football wide receiver
Places
- Calico Mountains (California), a mountain range north of Interstate 15 in the Mojave Desert, California (San Bernardino and Inyo Counties)
- Calico Ghost Town, a ghost town in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California
- Calico and Odessa RailroadCalico and Odessa RailroadThe Calico & Odessa Railroad is a heritage railroad in the ghost town of Calico, California, headquartered in Yermo, California.Calico itself is an old mining town turned living-history museum. Actual building and railroad equipment were taken from Calico to the Knott's Berry Farm.-External links:**...
, a heritage railway in the ghost town of Calico, California - Ghost Town and Calico Railway, an attraction within Knott's Berry Farm, a theme park in Buena Park, California modeled after the ghost town and its railway
- Calico and Odessa Railroad
- Calico PeaksCalico PeaksThe Calico Peaks are geologically and historically colorful mountains in the Calico Mountains Range in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County and Inyo County, California...
, mountains within the Calico mountain range - Calico Early Man SiteCalico Early Man SiteThe Calico Early Man Site is a series of stone tool workshop and quarry sites located near Barstow in San Bernardino County in the central Mojave Desert of southern California...
, a possible archaeological site in the mountain range
- Calico Ghost Town, a ghost town in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California
- Calico Mountains (Nevada)Calico Mountains (Nevada)The Calico Mountains are a mountain range in northwestern Nevada. The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Black Rock Desert. This mountain range is located in western Humboldt and northern Pershing Counties, approximately 30 miles north of the town of Gerlach, Nevada...
, a mountain range in northwestern Nevada (hundreds of miles from the California mountain range)- Calico Mountains WildernessCalico Mountains WildernessCalico Mountains Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the Calico Mountains.Rockhounding, hunting, and dayhiking are in the wilderness. Photography of geologic formations and spring wildflowers is a pastime of local visitors...
, a wilderness area within the Calico mountain range
- Calico Mountains Wilderness
- Calico MillsCalico MillsThe Calico Mills is one of Ahmedabad’s earliest textile mills established in 1880.For half a century, under the stewardship of Ambalal Sarabhai, the Calico Mills became one of the most modern and extensively diversified pacesetters of the Indian cotton industry. Calico was the first Indian mill to...
, one of Ahmedabad’s (India) earliest textile mills established in 1880- Calico Museum of TextilesCalico Museum of TextilesThe Calico Museum of Textiles is located in the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat in western India.The museum is managed by the Sarabhai Foundation and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Ahmedabad.-History:...
, in the city of Ahmedabad, state of Gujarat in western India
- Calico Museum of Textiles
- Calico Rock, ArkansasCalico Rock, ArkansasCalico Rock is a city in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 991 at the 2000 census. The town celebrates a unique feature...
, a city in Izard County, United States
Music
- Calico SkiesCalico SkiesCalico Skies is the sixth song on Paul McCartney's 1997 album, Flaming Pie.While it wreaked havoc in the north-east US, the category-three storm Hurricane Bob that made landfall in August 1991 prompted McCartney to sit with an acoustic guitar and write what he describes as "a gentle love song that...
, the sixth song on Paul McCartney's 1997 album, Flaming Pie - "Calico Moon", a song on Chris LedouxChris LeDouxChris Ledoux was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion.During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007...
's 2002 album, The Capitol Collection (1990-2000)
Television
- Calico, a research vessel in the 1978-81 Godzilla animated series.
Novels
- Calico Bush (novel)Calico Bush (novel)Calico Bush is a children's historical novel by Rachel Field. It is set on the Maine coast in the pioneer era, and tells the story of Marguerite, a young French orphan who becomes an indentured servant on a farm. The novel, illustrated by Allen Lewis, was first published in 1931 and was a Newbery...
, a historical fiction children's novel by Rachel Field - Calico CaptiveCalico CaptiveCalico Captive is Elizabeth George Speare's first historical fiction children's novel. It was inspired by the true story of Susanna Willard Johnson who, along with her family and younger sister, were kidnapped in an Abenakis Indian raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire in August 1754.The main events...
, a historical fiction children's novel by Elizabeth George Speare