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Nana76 [90]
3 years ago
10

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. " There was two old dirty calico dresses, and a sun-bonnet, and some women's und

erclothes hanging against the wall, and some men's clothing, too." (p. 53) Based on context cues in the passage above, what is the best definition for the word in bold?
a type of plastic
a type of cat
a type of fabric
a type of suit
English
2 answers:
miss Akunina [59]3 years ago
7 0

calico

Answer:

a type of fabric

Explanation:

The word calico is a type of cotton cloth. Even if the readers do not know the meaning of this word, the context clues help them  infer that it is some type of fabric as it is used to modify the noun dress.  

valentina_108 [34]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

a type of fabric

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