paisley

pais·ley /ˈpeɪzli/ noun [uncountableU]

TIMAVDa pattern consisting of curved shapes used on cloth 〔布料上的〕佩斯利涡旋花纹

a paisley shawl

佩斯利花纹披肩

Examples from the Corpus

paisley• He was short, in his fifties, wearing a white shirt with a brown paisley pattern.• Lise Charmel paisley in linen and cotton with pleated satin inserts from the Sahara range.• The Doctor hooked the handle of his umbrella over his top pocket and pulled his paisley scarf from around his neck.• I slid out of bed and covered myself with a huge paisley shawl.• Navy woollen bolero cardigan with large paisley wool embroidery, £42.99.• His achievements include a finish for silk that feels like the skin of a peach, and the revival of paisley.• He imagined the colors fluctuating chaotically in a random, psychedelic paisley.• The thin paisley eiderdown feels damp to the touch.

Origin paisley

(1800-1900) Paisley, town in Scotland

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 7397 COCA: 20812

paisley

Patterns and arrangements: arabesque, argyle, arrangement...