Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
paisley
noun · first attested 19th century
The pattern is from Kashmir. The English name is a Scottish mill town.
A teardrop textile pattern, or a fabric bearing it.
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Paisley
- In English
paisley
The curved motif is an import from Iranian and Kashmiri design. English named it for Paisley in Scotland, where mills copied and sold the shawls in huge numbers.
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