paisley

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pais·ley /ˈpeɪzli/ noun [uncountable]  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 →5 see picture at 见图 pattern1

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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

pais·ley nounChineseSyllable  

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paisley
pais‧ley /ˈpeɪzli/ noun [uncountable]a pattern consisting of curved shapes used on cloth:
    a paisley shawl

Paisley
Paisley, the Reverend I‧an /ˈiːən/
(1926–) a Northern Irish Protestant political leader, known for speaking very strongly and emotionally in favour of Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom, and against the IRA. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1970, and in 1971 started the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He was elected First Minister of Northern Ireland with Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness as Deputy First Minister in 2007. He retired in 2008.

pais·leyBrE /ˈpeɪzli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpeɪzli/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a detailed pattern of curved shapes that look like feathers, used especially on cloth 佩斯利（羽状）图案◆a paisley tie一条佩斯利花纹领带