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Definition of "paisley" [paisley]

  • Made of a soft wool fabric with a colorful, woven or printed and swirled pattern of abstract curved shapes. (adjective)
  • Marked with this pattern. (adjective)
  • An article of clothing made of paisley fabric. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "paisley" in a sentence
  • "As the offspring of parents who were highly crunchyin the 1960s and 1970s, Aaron could be described as a paisley diaper baby."
  • "As for which scarf to choose: ideally, I prefer vintage silk, and am currently much taken with an unlabelled paisley print from the 1950s; softened with age, but still unfaded."
  • "Was hoping that the two "paisley" cakes were actually a yin/yang pair."