paisley

See also: Paisley

English

Persian Silk Brocade - Paisley

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪzli/

Noun

paisley (countable and uncountable, plural paisleys)

motif of swirling droplet
a soft woollen fabric having this motif

Synonyms

boteh
Persian pickle
Welsh pear

Translations

a motif

Azerbaijani: buta
Bengali: please add this translation if you can
French: motif cachemire m
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: ペーズリー (pēzurī)
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Persian: بته جقه‎‎ (fa) (botte jeqqe), سرو خمیده‎‎ (sarv-e xamide)
Polish: paisley (pl) m
Russian: «туре́цкие огурцы́» m pl (“turéckije ogurcý”)
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Urdu: please add this translation if you can

Adjective

paisley (not comparable)

made from this fabric, or marked with this design

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