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paisley noun /ˈpeɪzli/ /ˈpeɪzli/ [uncountable] jump to other results - a detailed pattern of curved shapes that look like feathers, used especially on cloth
Word Originearly 19th cent.: named after the town of Paisley in central Scotland, the original place of manufacture.
Paisley /ˈpeɪzli/ /ˈpeɪzli/ jump to other results - a town in western Scotland, near Glasgow, with a long tradition of producing clothes and fabrics in wool and cotton. It became well known in the 19th century when the paisley pattern was introduced. It is a design like a feather or teardrop (= a single tear) with a curved end which originally came from India and became popular around the world after it was used for cloth and shawls made in Paisley.
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