calico

Who acts: We, our, pioneer girl, calico cat, teacher, Calico · What happens: not dye, print, design, wear, have, give · To what, where: cotton cloth, designs, calico bags, calico dress, orange patches, each

«calico» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: calico in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

A plain, cheap cotton cloth, usually cream or white and not dyed.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cloth	det
2	plain	plain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cloth	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 plain	punct
4	cheap	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cloth	amod
5	cotton	cotton	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cloth	compound
6	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 cream	punct
8	usually	usually	ADV	_	9 cream	advmod
9	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cloth	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 white	cc
11	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cream	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 dyed	cc
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 dyed	advmod
14	dyed	dye	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 white	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 cloth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not dye	participle							vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

A cotton cloth printed with small bright patterns, often flowers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cloth	det
2	cotton	cotton	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cloth	compound
3	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	printed	print	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 cloth	acl
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 patterns	case
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 patterns	amod
7	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 patterns	amod
8	patterns	pattern	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 printed	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 flowers	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	11 flowers	advmod
11	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 patterns	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cloth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	print	participle		a cotton cloth not said here				with small bright patterns and flowers	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

A calico cat: a cat with patches of white, black and orange fur.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cat	det
2	calico	calico	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cat	compound
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 cat	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cat	det
6	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cat	appos
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 patches	case
8	patches	patch	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 cat	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	15 fur	case
10	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 fur	amod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 black	punct
12	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 white	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 orange	cc
14	orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 white	conj
15	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 patches	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cat	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We printed our designs on calico bags.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 printed	nsubj
2	printed	print	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 designs	nmod:poss
4	designs	design	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 printed	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 bags	case
6	calico	calico	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bags	compound
7	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 printed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 printed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	print	past	We	our designs		calico bags			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent design=Theme on bag=Destination
2	design		our						nom design «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The pioneer girl wore a calico dress.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 girl	det
2	pioneer	pioneer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 girl	compound
3	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wore	nsubj
4	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 dress	det
6	calico	calico	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dress	compound
7	dress	dress	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wore	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the pioneer girl	a calico dress					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme

Example 3

Our calico cat has orange, black and white patches. (US)

Sentence 1: Our calico cat has orange, black and white patches.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 cat	nmod:poss
2	calico	calico	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cat	compound
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 patches	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 black	punct
7	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 orange	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 white	cc
9	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 orange	conj
10	patches	patch	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our calico cat	orange patches					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patch=Patient

Sentence 2: (US)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 US	punct
2	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 US	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

The teacher gave each of us a square of calico to sew.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	3 gave	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 us	case
6	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 each	nmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 square	det
8	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 calico	case
10	calico	calico	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 square	nmod
11	to	to	PART	_	12 sew	mark
12	sew	sew	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 gave	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the teacher	each					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent each=Recipient square=Theme
2	sew	to-infinitive	the teacher not said here						vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 5

Calico was once shipped from India to England.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Calico	Calico	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 shipped	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 shipped	aux:pass
3	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	4 shipped	advmod
4	shipped	ship	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 India	case
6	India	India	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 shipped	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 England	case
8	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 shipped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shipped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ship	past · passive		Calico	England	India		once property	vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme from india=Initial_Location to england=Destination

Example 6

Calico is a cheap, plain cotton fabric. (UK)

Sentence 1: Calico is a cheap, plain cotton fabric.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Calico	Calico	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 fabric	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 fabric	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 fabric	det
4	cheap	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fabric	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 cheap	punct
6	plain	plain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fabric	amod
7	cotton	cotton	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fabric	compound
8	fabric	fabric	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 fabric	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Calico	a cheap plain cotton fabric					tree rules

Sentence 2: (UK)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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