MARSEILLES
Marseille, Marseilles
(noun) a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Marseilles
The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Noun
Marseilles (uncountable)
A kind of fabric made from two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming a double cloth, quilted in the loom.
Source: Wiktionary
Mar*seilles", n.
Definition: A general term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed
of two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming double
cloth, quilted in the loom; -- so named because first made in
Marseilles, France.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition