- Paisley
- geographical name burgh SW Scotland W of Glasgow population 84,789
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Paisley
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Paisley — PAISLEY, a burgh, market town, and ancient parish, in the Upper ward of the county of Renfrew, of which it is the principal place, and the seat of a wide manufacturing district, 7½ miles (W. by S.) from Glasgow, and 50 (W. by S.) from… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Paisley — Koordinaten 55° 51′ N, 4° 26′ W … Deutsch Wikipedia
Paisley — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Paisley (gaélico escocés: Pàislig) es un municipio en la parte occidental de las Lowlands de Escocia. Se encuentra en el límite norte de los montes Gleniffer Braes y se extiende a ambos lados del río Cart. Paisley es … Wikipedia Español
Paisley — Paisley, FL U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 734 Housing Units (2000): 396 Land area (2000): 3.281879 sq. miles (8.500028 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.147803 sq. miles (0.382808 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.429682 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
paisley — [pāz′lē] adj. [after PAISLEY, where wool shawls in this pattern were orig. made ( c. 1800)] [also P ] 1. designating, of, or having an intricate, multicolored pattern typically of abstract curving figures resembling fat commas, used esp. for… … English World dictionary
PAISLEY (I. R.) — PAISLEY IAN RICHARD (1926 ) Après des études en Irlande du Nord et en Écosse, le pasteur Paisley, né à Ballymena (Ulster), commence tardivement sa carrière politique, mais occupe rapidement le devant de la scène. En 1951, il fonde l’Église… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Paisley, FL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 734 Housing Units (2000): 396 Land area (2000): 3.281879 sq. miles (8.500028 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.147803 sq. miles (0.382808 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.429682 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Paisley, OR — U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 247 Housing Units (2000): 176 Land area (2000): 0.443999 sq. miles (1.149952 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.443999 sq. miles (1.149952 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
paisley — 1834, from Paisley, town in southwest Scotland, where the cloth was originally made. The town name is lit. church, from M.Ir. baslec, itself from L. basilica (see BASILICA (Cf. basilica)) … Etymology dictionary
paisley — (izg. pȇjsli) m DEFINICIJA stilizirani kašmirski češerasti uzorak ETIMOLOGIJA engl. Paisley, grad u Škotskoj gdje se proizvodi najpoznatija kamgarn tkanina od češljane vune … Hrvatski jezični portal
paisley — ► NOUN ▪ a distinctive intricate pattern of curved feather shaped figures based on an Indian pine cone design. ORIGIN named after the town of Paisley in Scotland, where a cloth incorporating this design was made … English terms dictionary
