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Paisley

//ˈpeɪzli// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made from this fabric, or marked with this design. not-comparable

    "I shall be wearing a Paisley shawl with a red centre, and thus may easily be found."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A locality in the Murray Mallee region, South Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community and village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A small city in Lake County, Oregon, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A unisex given name from the surname. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A motif of a swirling droplet. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes wordnet
  3. 3
    A soft woollen fabric having this motif. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”). Despite occasional respellings such as Paisleigh, this word does not etymologically contain the suffix -ley/-leigh.

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