tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post4765190668276273538..comments2024-03-27T21:54:06.467-07:00Comments on Wordlady: Cat word of the month: CalicoKatherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-39491743466039169902018-08-09T00:09:03.314-07:002018-08-09T00:09:03.314-07:00Tortoiseshell and white is our term for the cats. ...Tortoiseshell and white is our term for the cats. I had to look up calico cats. Calico, here, is a cheap, unbleached, tough cotton, which is usually plain. The word is never used to mean a pattern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-53427279077386168822013-09-07T13:42:51.574-07:002013-09-07T13:42:51.574-07:00Our tortoiseshell cats have no white colouring - j...Our tortoiseshell cats have no white colouring - just orange and blackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-52266535986712716422013-09-07T05:47:11.925-07:002013-09-07T05:47:11.925-07:00No, Calcutta is a different place.No, Calcutta is a different place.Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-36969666795333471892013-09-06T22:05:04.806-07:002013-09-06T22:05:04.806-07:00In the UK these cats are called tortoiseshell.In the UK these cats are called tortoiseshell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-57378513801903013852013-09-06T21:55:41.765-07:002013-09-06T21:55:41.765-07:00Being originally from Britain, I can tell you that...Being originally from Britain, I can tell you that calico cats there are called tortoiseshell cats. <br /><br />Philip Jackman, Orillia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-34249650226473657192013-09-06T17:53:43.467-07:002013-09-06T17:53:43.467-07:00Is Calicut the same city as Calcutta, which I seem...Is Calicut the same city as Calcutta, which I seem to remember from my geography text of 1948? "Bombay" was another Indian city whose name was probably an Anglicised version of the Indian name. "Bombay" still holds more charm for me than "Mumbai".Isobel Ravenhttp://www.isobelraven.comnoreply@blogger.com