adj. (old).—Thin; wasted; attenuated. [Calicut is the name of the Indian city whence the material of the comparison was brought. The earliest reference for original signification given by Murray is 1505; but he omits the cant meaning.]
1733. N. BAILEY, trans. The Colloquies of Erasmus, p. 37. In such a place as that your CALLICOE body (tenui corpusculo) had need have a good fire to keep it warm.
1861. G. A. SALA, The Seven Sons of Mammon. A shrewd, down-east Yankee once questioned a simple Dutchman out of his well-fed steed, and left him instead a vile CALICO mare in exchange.
