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 Caliburn.Cal’idore (3 syl). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cal’ico.
 
So called from Cali’cut, in Malabar, once the chief port and emporium of Hindustan.   1
 


 Caliburn.Cal’idore (3 syl). 

 
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