paisley
noun
a soft woolen fabric woven with a pattern of colorful and minutely detailed figures.
paisleys
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pluralof paisley.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One particularly vibrant example from the Caucasus has a pattern of stylized, almost hexagonal paisleys in an array of colors.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
The theatre had the grandeur of a cathedral: blood-red velvet curtains framed the stage; golden ceilings, patterned with blue-and-purple paisleys, soared over vaudeville-era balconies and plush seats.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 8, 2017
Napoleon’s wife Joséphine began stockpiling paisleys, and by the early 1800s, European desire for paisley had intensified into frenzy.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2015
Big black paisleys pieced together like a children's jumbo jigsaw into a faux armour plate?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2014
She wore a shimmering white sari patterned with orange paisleys, more suitable for an evening affair than for that quiet, faintly drizzling August afternoon.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
