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 Definitions of paisley  [ˈpeɪz li]  

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Definition of 'paisley' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) paisley
a pattern of colorful, detailed, usu. curving figures.

2.  paisley
a fabric woven or printed in this pattern.

3.  paisley
something made of this fabric.

4. (adj.) paisley
made of paisley fabric.

5.  paisley
having the pattern of paisley.

6. (n.) Paisley
a city in SW Scotland, W of Glasgow. 84,789.


Definition of 'paisley' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definitions of 'paisley' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  paisley
a Renfrewshire town, 7 m. W. of Glasgow, on the White Cart. It is the chief centre of manufacture of cotton thread in the world, and its other industries include dyeing, bleaching, woollen goods, and engineering. There are several fine buildings, a Baptist Church is said to be the finest modern ecclesiastical building in Scotland. The ornithologist Wilson, Professor Wilson ( Christopher North), and Tannahill were born here.



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