| 单词 | paisley-patterned |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspaisley-patterned b. Designating a pattern or motif consisting of distinctive, ornate, teardrop- or feather-shaped figures based on a traditional Indian or Persian design (cf. boteh n.), as paisley-pattern (also as adj.), etc.; paisley-patterned adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > others horned1382 branched1509 filleted1611 serpentiferous1743 honeycombed1855 skeuomorphic1889 thistledown1889 Paisley1913 1913 Times 27 Jan. 4/7 This new fabric is closely covered with an all-over Paisley pattern reproduced in Eastern colours, several of the designs being copies of some of the best Oriental patterns. 1950 D. Gascoyne Vagrant 15 Spread with a soft paisley-patterned cloth. 1955 Just Buttons 14 49/1 They [sc. Paisley shawls] were the rage in the 1850's—rich in coloring and bearing the famous Paisley design, Paisley Pine. 1975 G. Lyall Judas Country xxii. 163 He had his old brownish Paisley-pattern silk scarf folded as a choker. 1977 J. Fleming Every Inch Lady xiii. 63 A Paisley-patterned scarf in blue and red silk. 2002 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 13 Apr. (Neighbor section) 1 Her blue party frock sprinkled with green and orange paisley designs. < as lemmas |
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