English Explanatory Dictionary

paisley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈpeɪzli/

Word forms

paisley paisleys

Etymology

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

Synonyms

boteh Persian pickle Welsh pear

Derived words

paisleyed paisleylike Paisleyism

Translations

Azerbaijani: buta Chinese Mandarin: 佩斯利紋 /佩斯利纹 Chinese Mandarin: 變形蟲紋 /变形虫纹 Dutch: paisley Finnish: kašmirkuvio French: motif cachemire German: Paisley German: Paisleymuster Indonesian: keongan Japanese: ペーズリー Persian: بته جقه Persian: سرو خمیده Polish: paisley Russian: «туре́цкие огурцы́»
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