calicot

kaliko

Definition

Definition of calicot - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

textile

Rare

toile de coton peu fine au tissage simple

Rare

Le rideau est fait en calicot blanc.

tissu grossier

toile de coton

banderole

Rare

bande de tissu portant un message affiché en public

Rare

Les manifestants déploient un calicot devant la mairie.

banderole

pancarte

construction

TECH.

bande de renfort entre deux plaques de plâtre

TECH.

Le plâtrier pose un calicot sur la jointure.

commerce ancien

Rare

employé de magasin de tissus au 19ème siècle

Rare

Le calicot arrangeait les étoffes dans la vitrine.

personne fringante

Dated

personne vive et élégante comme un jeune vendeur

Dated

Ce calicot parade dans les rues en costume.

fringant

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Images of calicot

toile de coton peu fine au tissage simple
bande de tissu portant un message affiché en public
bande de renfort entre deux plaques de plâtre

Origin of calicot

français, calicot (type of fabric, from Calicut, India)

Examples of calicot in a sentence

Le peintre protège le sol avec un vieux calicot.
Un calicot annonçait l’ouverture du festival.
Ils ont accroché un calicot sur la façade du lycée.
Le calicot est indispensable pour renforcer les angles.
On a oublié de mettre le calicot entre ces deux plaques.
Le calicot saluait les clientes à l'entrée du magasin.

Un jeune calicot apprenait à mesurer les tissus.
Ce calicot attire tous les regards lors des soirées mondaines.
Les calicots de la ville rivalisent d'élégance au bal annuel.

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English:muslin, banner, ...
German:Kaliko, Transparent, ...
Italian:calicò, striscione, ...
Spanish:calicó, pancarta, ...
Portuguese:calicô, faixa, ...
Chinese:细棉布, 横幅, ...
Japanese:カリコ布, 横断幕, ...
Arabic:قماش الكاليكو, يافطة قماشية, ...
Hebrew:קָלִיקוֹ, שֶׁלֶט בַּד, ...
Russian:ситец, баннер, ...
Ukrainian:каліко, транспарант, ...
Catalan:calicó, calicot, ...
Danish:kaliko, banner, ...
Dutch:katoenen doek, bannier, ...
Greek:καλίκο, πανό, ...
Hungarian:kalikó, transzparens, ...
Khmer:ក្រណាត់កាលីកូ, បដា, ...
Korean:옥양목, 현수막, ...
Polish:kaliko, baner, ...
Portuguese (BR):calicô, faixa, ...
Romanian:calicot, banner, ...
Swedish:kalikå, banderoll, ...
Thai:ผ้าคาลิโก้, ป้ายผ้า, ...
Turkish:amerikan bezi, pankart, ...
Vietnamese:vải calicot, băng rôn, ...

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Definition of calicot - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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