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Paisley

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Noun

1. paisley

a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Paisley

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noun
an industrial town in SW Scotland, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire: one of the world's chief centres for the manufacture of thread, linen, and gauze in the 19th century. Pop: 74 170 (2001)
noun
1. 
Bob. 1919–96, English footballer and manager: played for Liverpool (1939–54); under his management (1974–83) Liverpool won six English titles and the European Cup three times (1977, 1978, 1981)
2. 
Ian (Richard Kyle) Baron. (1926–2014), Northern Ireland politician and Presbyterian minister; cofounder (1972) and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party until 2008, First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2008
noun
1. 
a pattern of small curving shapes with intricate detailing, usually printed in bright colours
2. 
a soft fine wool fabric traditionally printed with this pattern
3. 
a garment made of this fabric, esp a shawl popular in the late 19th century
4. (modifier)
of or decorated with this pattern
a paisley scarf

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Paisley

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city in SC Scotland, near Glasgow: district pop. 197,000
adjective
1. 
designating, of, or having an intricate, multicolored pattern typically of abstract curving figures resembling fat commas, used esp. for textile fabrics: originally derived from designs on cashmere shawls imported into Britain from India
2. 
made of cloth having such a pattern
noun
3.  [also P-]
a. 
a paisley pattern
b. 
a paisley cloth, shawl, necktie, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Paisley

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A town of southwest Scotland west of Glasgow. It was famous as a textile center in the 1800s for its colorful patterned shawls.
adj.
Having a colorful swirled design featuring intricately patterned teardrop-shaped figures. Used especially of fabric.
n. pl. pais·leys
A paisley pattern or fabric.

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