paisley
/ˈpeɪzli/
paisley noun: a motif of a swirling droplet.
Noun
paisley (countable and uncountable, plural paisleys)
- A motif of a swirling droplet.
- Synonyms:
- boteh, Persian pickle, Welsh pear
- A soft woollen fabric having this motif.
Adjective
paisley (not comparable)
Proper noun capitalized: Paisley
Paisley (countable and uncountable, plural Paisleys)
- 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.
paisley meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
paisley in Hindi
- पैस्ले, पैसले, पैस्ली
paisley in Tamil
- பைஸ்லி
paisley in Marathi
- पायस्ले, पैस्ले, पायसली
paisley in Urdu
- پیسلی, پیسلے
More languagesFewer languages
- paisley in Bengali
- পাইসলে, পাইসলি
- paisley in Telugu
- పైస్లీ, పైస్లే
- paisley in Malayalam
- പൈസ്ലി, പൈസ്ലെ
- paisley in Kannada
- ಪೈಸ್ಲಿ, ಪೈಸ್ಲೆ, ಪೈಸ್ಲೇ
- paisley in Punjabi
- ਪੈਸਲੇ, ਪੈਸਲੀ
- paisley in Gujarati
- પેસલે, પેસલી, પૈસ્લે
- paisley in Odia
- ପାଇସ୍ଲେ, ପୈସ୍ଲେ, ପାଇସ୍ଲି
- paisley in Nepali
- पेसले, पेस्ले, पैस्ली
- paisley in Indonesian
- keongan
- paisley in Persian
- بته جقه botte jeqqe, سرو خمیده sarv-e xamide
Synonyms of paisley
Forms of paisley
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | paisleys |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Paisleys |
Origin of paisley
From Paisley, Renfrewshire, in Scotland, where shawls of this kind were woven in the 1800s.
From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”). Despite occasional respellings such as Paisleigh, this word does not etymologically contain the suffix -ley/-leigh.
Words formed from paisley
Phrases with paisley
Questions about paisley
- What does paisley mean?
- Paisley means a motif of a swirling droplet.
- What is paisley in Hindi?
- Paisley in Hindi is पैस्ले, पैसले, पैस्ली. See Paisley meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is paisley?
- Paisley can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce paisley?
- Paisley is pronounced /ˈpeɪzli/.
- What is the plural of paisley?
- The plural of paisley is paisleys.
Words near paisley in the dictionary
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