PAISLEY

paisley

(noun) a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Paisley

A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863).

A locality in Murray Mallee region, South Australia.

An unincorporated community and village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

A census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States.

A small city in Lake County, Oregon, United States.

An unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A surname.

Etymology

From Paisley in Scotland, where shawls of this kind were woven in the 1800s.

Noun

paisley (countable and uncountable, plural paisleys)

A motif of a swirling droplet.

A soft woollen fabric having this motif.

Synonyms

• boteh

• Persian pickle

• Welsh pear

Adjective

paisley (not comparable)

Made from this fabric, or marked with this design.

Source: Wiktionary



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