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paisley

pais·ley

UK/ˈpeɪzli/ US/ˈpeɪzli/ uncommon

noun

1.

a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”). Despite occasional respellings such as Paisleigh, this word does not etymologically contain the suffix -ley/-leigh.

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