paisley

pais·ley (pāz′lē)

adjective

designating, of, or having an intricate, multicolored pattern typically of abstract curving figures resembling fat commas, used esp. for textile fabrics: originally derived from designs on cashmere shawls imported into Britain from India
made of cloth having such a pattern

Etymology: after Paisley, where wool shawls in this pattern were orig. made (c. 1800)

noun

Pais·ley (pāz′lē)

city in SC Scotland, near Glasgow: district pop. 197,000

Modifies a noun

shirt: At which I bought half of a ball gown and a paisley shirt.
print: The shaped handle is comfortable in the palm and the all over paisley print catches the light when the stick is in use.
pattern: Now, what I want to know is in what universe are paisley pattern tights ever an attractive look?
design: Gardening Angels II, Episode 4, Country Retreat A bland lawned garden is given a complete facelift with a novel paisley design.
shawl: Even during the early years of the twentieth century woolen, knitted and paisley shawls were widely worn in rural Wales.
motif: On the ground, mown directly into the grass is a paisley motif.

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