Hyphenation of calico

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word calico? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

cal-i-co

Definitions of calico:

1.	Coarse cloth with a bright print
2.	Made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned Calico dresses A calico cat
3.	Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly A jester dressed in motley The painted desert A particolored dress A piebald horse Pied daisies

Synonyms of calico:

adj	fabric, cloth, material, textile
adj	motley, multicolor, multicolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, colored, coloured, colorful
noun	fabric, cloth, material, textile

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.