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paisley
Pais·ley P0017200 (pāz′lē) A town of southwest Scotland west of Glasgow. It was famous as a textile center in the 1800s for its colorful patterned shawls.
 paisleypais·ley P0017200 (pāz′lē)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.
[After Paisley.]Paisley (ˈpeɪzlɪ) n (Placename) 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)
Paisley (ˈpeɪzlɪ) n1. (Biography) 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. (Biography) Ian (Richard Kyle) Baron. born 1926, 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
paisley (ˈpeɪzlɪ) n1. (Crafts) a pattern of small curving shapes with intricate detailing, usually printed in bright colours2. (Textiles) a soft fine wool fabric traditionally printed with this pattern3. (Clothing & Fashion) a garment made of this fabric, esp a shawl popular in the late 19th century4. (Clothing & Fashion) (modifier) of or decorated with this pattern: a paisley scarf. [C19: named after Paisley]pais•ley (ˈpeɪz li)
n., pl. -leys,
adj. n. 1. a pattern of colorful, detailed, usu. curving figures. 2. a fabric woven or printed in this pattern. 3. something made of this fabric. adj. 4. made of paisley fabric. 5. having the pattern of paisley. [1825–35; after Paisley] Pais•ley (ˈpeɪz li)
n. 1. a city in SW Scotland, W of Glasgow. 84,789. 2. paisley. paisleyWoolen material woven or printed with a swirling pattern of rounded abstract shapes.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  paisley - a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapescloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
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Paisley
Paisley (pāz`lē), town (1991 pop. 84,330), Renfrewshire, W Scotland, on the White Cart Water, a stream. It has a thriving textile industry and is an extremely large producer of thread. Other manufactures are boilers, chemicals, and soap; food is processed. Patterned Paisley shawls were famous in the 19th cent. Paisley Priory (1163), later an abbey, holds the tombs of several members of Scottish royalty. It was burned by the English in 1307. The present building dates from the 15th cent.Paisley a city in Scotland, Great Britain, situated on the Cart River, a tributary of the Clyde. Population, 95,000 (1971). An industrial center of the Clydeside conurbation, Paisley has food and condiment, chemical, and woodworking industries and a textile industry manufacturing cotton threads and other goods. There is also machine building, producing, among other items, equipment for the textile and food industries. Paisley11. Bob. 1919--96, English footballer and manager 2. Rev. Ian (Richard Kyle). born 1926, Northern Ireland politician and Presbyterian minister; cofounder (1972) and leader of the Ulster Democratic Unionist Party
Paisley2 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) PAISleyAn operational specification language from Bell Labs.
["An Operational Approach to Requirements Specification forEmbedded Systems", P. Zave, IEEE Trans Soft EngSE-8(3):250-269 (May 1982)].AcronymsSeePApaisley
Words related to paisleynoun a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapesRelated Words- cloth
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