Calico can refer to:

• Calico (fabric) A cheap fabric
• Calico (fish) A domesticated goldfish
• Calico (band) An eclectic folk-rock band from Atlanta, Georgia.
• A domestic cat with a specific coat pattern. (Orange, black, and white). See: Tortoiseshell cat
• Calico, California A ghost town in the Mojave Desert
• The Calico Early Man site, a possible archaeological site near Barstow, California
• Calico Light Weapons Systems, a manufacturer of a number of firearms that bear the Calico name, including:
  • Calico M960
  • Calico M100

Calico Calico is a fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. ... A calico goldfish with red-capped orandas. ... Coat, or the nature and quality of a show mammals pelage, is an important conformation point in the hobby of animal fancy. ... Tortoiseshell is a coloring found in cats caused by a combination of specific genetic traits. ... Calico in the Mojave Desert Calico in the evening Calico, California is a ghost town located in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California. ... A street corner in the ghost town of Bodie, California. ... Looking across from Emigrant Pass towards the Kingston Range in the eastern Mojave. ... Calico Early Man Archaeological Site is 15 miles NE of Barstow, California. ... An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been investigated using the discipline of archaeology. ... Barstow is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Calico Light Weapon Systems were a company based in Bakersfield,California that developed the Calico weapons syatem. ... The Calico M960 9mm submachine-gun. ... The Calico M100 is a blowback operated semi-automatic Carbine (M100) or pistol (M100-P) chambered in . ...

It was in the beginning of the 19th century, that a seed was sown, the seed of entrepreneurship, business integrity and social awareness. Karamchand Premchand, (grandfather of Ambalal Sarabhai of Ahmedabad started what grew into a flourishing trade between India and China. From the trading house, came the first industrial enterprise. ‘Calico’, one of Ahmedabad’s oldest textile mills in 1880. Ambalal Sarabhai (1890-1967) was a leading industrialist of Ahmedabad and also played an important role in Indias freedom struggle. ...

For half a century, under the stewardship of Ambalal Sarabhai, Calico mills became one of the most modern and extensively diversified pacesetters of the Indian cotton industry. Calico was the first Indian mill to give shareholders cloth at concessional rates. It was the first Indian textile mill to make cotton sewing thread, and later 100% synthetic sewing thread. Ambalal Sarabhai (1890-1967) was a leading industrialist of Ahmedabad and also played an important role in Indias freedom struggle. ...

Calico main textile unit was the first and only textile plant in Ahmedabad to be fuelled by natural gas, with virtually no smoke and no air pollution. To minimize water pollution, Calico had it’s own primary effluent processing plant, which ensured that no waste was thrown directly into municipal sewers.

Calico erected India’s first Diamond Mesh Mosquito Netting plant in 1937. In 1947, it diversified into chemicals, the manufacture of Caustic Soda, Chlorine and related products. Calico also erected India’s first PVC plant. In 1974, Calico commissioned its Polyester Fibre Plant in collaboration with ICI, (UK), producing four exclusive grades of Polyester Fibres, besides three superior conventional grades. This too was a first in India.