calico (en)

(noun) cotton cloth imported from India / (noun) a plain white cotton fabric that is heavier than muslin / (noun) any of various cheap cotton fabrics with figured patterns / (noun) a blotched or spotted animal / (noun) one that is predominantly white with red and black patches / (noun) black crappie / (noun) mountain laurel

descant (en)

(noun) a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor OR (verb) to talk tediously or at length

logy (en)

(adjective) sluggish groggy / (noun combining form) oral or written expression / (noun combining form) doctrine; theory; science

sconce (en)

(noun) a bracket candlestick or group of candlesticks / (noun) an electric light fixture patterned on a candle sconce / (noun) head skull / (noun) a detached defensive work