paisley
noun
- design using a droplet-shaped vegetable motif
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪzli/
adj
Etymology: From Paisley, Renfrewshire, in Scotland, where shawls of this kind were woven in the 1800s.
- Made from this fabric, or marked with this design.
“I shall be wearing a Paisley shawl with a red centre, and thus may easily be found.”
“He would be in his paisley silk dressing gown.”
name
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”). Despite occasional respellings such as Paisleigh, this word does not etymologically contain the suffix -ley/-leigh.
- A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863).
- A locality in the Murray Mallee region, South Australia.
- An unincorporated community and village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States.
- A small city in Lake County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A unisex given name from the surname.
noun
Etymology: From Paisley, Renfrewshire, in Scotland, where shawls of this kind were woven in the 1800s.
- A motif of a swirling droplet.
- A soft woollen fabric having this motif.