paisley1
nounˈpeɪzli
mass noun, usually as modifier A distinctive intricate pattern of curved feather-shaped figures based on an Indian pine-cone design.
佩斯利旋涡纹图案a paisley silk tie佩斯利旋涡纹的丝绸领带。
- Nice design (geometric, paisley, whatever) is always encouraged and won't be passé in a year.
- Kaleidoscope fashions with swirling flowers and paisley prints make little chiffon or satin dresses very bold and enticing.
- A backless lace gown in a giant pink and turquoise paisley pattern seemed perfect for Hurley, who has regained her slimline figure just three months after giving birth to her first child.
- He believed in justice, for the most part, but he also had a hankering for a paisley silk waistcoat with a decent fit.
- His nose had tattoos all over it - and his eyes poked out from a lavish pattern of paisley swirls all over his cheeks and forehead.
- You see infinitely detailed multicoloured fractal alphabets, they see growing paisley patterns.
- If you're looking for trendy patterns, go for paisley, floral, plaid, checks, and herringbone.
- It seemed to shine with a inner light, making its paisley design shimmer like a glossy polyester tie.
- I, resplendent in my signature red velvet smoking jacket, silk paisley ascot, black lounge pants, and sneakers would be more than happy to answer a few questions from the crowd, while I smoked my pipe of course
- Detective Warren was wearing a black suit, with one of those tasteless blue paisley ties that cops seemed to favor.
- Mankolam, the pleasing paisley design, is modeled after a mango and associated with Lord Ganesha.
- Lanificio Europa also offered denim fabrics that had been flocked, jacquarded or embroidered with flowers and paisley designs.
- The girl, who answered to ‘Lee’, looked positively hippie in her black corduroy bell-bottoms and paisley smock with flare-sleeves.
- Brighten the room with splashes of hot reds and oranges in bold paisley patterns, and add a Persian rug updated in recycled plastic.
- Horribly, inevitably, he is drawn to a bin of remaindered neckwear in grotesque paisley patterns - priced to move.
- A popular tattoo art in India is mehendi, a plant-based temporary tattoo involving thin lines for lacy, floral and paisley patterns covering entire hands, forearms, feet and shins.
- He imagined luminous blends, created unexpected combinations and clashing patterns of plaids, paisley and florals.
- The festival offering has the spectacular ethnic gold, enamel and diamond, diamond and coloured stone, and paisley collections, each different and likely to make the wearer stand out in a crowd.
- Tiny red gems twinkled in the eye sockets, and the broad top of the skull was dotted with similarly tiny green and black jewels, forming an intricate paisley pattern.
- Don't be fooled into thinking that Liberty is all about fusty paisley designs: the latest make-up bags look so modern, it is hard to believe that they are made using prints from the archives.
Origin
Early 19th century: named after the town of Paisley (see Paisley), the original place of manufacture.
Paisley2
proper nounˈpeɪzli
A town in central Scotland, to the west of Glasgow, administrative centre of Renfrewshire; population 71,700 (est. 2009).
Definition of paisley in US English:
paisley
nounˈpāzlēˈpeɪzli
usually as modifier A distinctive intricate pattern of curved, feather-shaped figures based on a pine-cone design from India.
佩斯利旋涡纹图案a paisley silk tie佩斯利旋涡纹的丝绸领带。
- A backless lace gown in a giant pink and turquoise paisley pattern seemed perfect for Hurley, who has regained her slimline figure just three months after giving birth to her first child.
- It seemed to shine with a inner light, making its paisley design shimmer like a glossy polyester tie.
- Don't be fooled into thinking that Liberty is all about fusty paisley designs: the latest make-up bags look so modern, it is hard to believe that they are made using prints from the archives.
- Lanificio Europa also offered denim fabrics that had been flocked, jacquarded or embroidered with flowers and paisley designs.
- A popular tattoo art in India is mehendi, a plant-based temporary tattoo involving thin lines for lacy, floral and paisley patterns covering entire hands, forearms, feet and shins.
- I, resplendent in my signature red velvet smoking jacket, silk paisley ascot, black lounge pants, and sneakers would be more than happy to answer a few questions from the crowd, while I smoked my pipe of course
- Brighten the room with splashes of hot reds and oranges in bold paisley patterns, and add a Persian rug updated in recycled plastic.
- Nice design (geometric, paisley, whatever) is always encouraged and won't be passé in a year.
- Detective Warren was wearing a black suit, with one of those tasteless blue paisley ties that cops seemed to favor.
- You see infinitely detailed multicoloured fractal alphabets, they see growing paisley patterns.
- The girl, who answered to ‘Lee’, looked positively hippie in her black corduroy bell-bottoms and paisley smock with flare-sleeves.
- His nose had tattoos all over it - and his eyes poked out from a lavish pattern of paisley swirls all over his cheeks and forehead.
- Horribly, inevitably, he is drawn to a bin of remaindered neckwear in grotesque paisley patterns - priced to move.
- If you're looking for trendy patterns, go for paisley, floral, plaid, checks, and herringbone.
- He believed in justice, for the most part, but he also had a hankering for a paisley silk waistcoat with a decent fit.
- Kaleidoscope fashions with swirling flowers and paisley prints make little chiffon or satin dresses very bold and enticing.
- Mankolam, the pleasing paisley design, is modeled after a mango and associated with Lord Ganesha.
- He imagined luminous blends, created unexpected combinations and clashing patterns of plaids, paisley and florals.
- The festival offering has the spectacular ethnic gold, enamel and diamond, diamond and coloured stone, and paisley collections, each different and likely to make the wearer stand out in a crowd.
- Tiny red gems twinkled in the eye sockets, and the broad top of the skull was dotted with similarly tiny green and black jewels, forming an intricate paisley pattern.
Origin
Early 19th century: named after the town of Paisley (see Paisley), the original place of manufacture.