Paisley

Paisley

Paisley (spr. Pähstäh), Stadt in der schottischen Grafschaft Renfrew am Cart u. der Eisenbahn von Glasgow nach Ayr; Fabriken in Musselin, Twist, Zwirn, Seide (seidene Gaze); Eisengießereien, chemische Fabriken; Flußhafen; 61,500 Ew.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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  • Paisley — Koordinaten 55° 51′ N, 4° 26′ W …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • 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  • paisley — 1834, from Paisley, town in southwest Scotland, where the cloth was originally made.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

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  • 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

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