- mar|seilles
- mar|seilles «mahr SAYLZ», noun.a thick, stiff cotton cloth woven in figures or stripes, used for bedspreads, curtains, and upholstery.╂[< Marseilles, a city in France]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mar|seilles
Look at other dictionaries:
seilles — mar·seilles; … English syllables
mar — al·me·mar; an·thra·co·mar·ti; ar·mar·i·um; bo·mar·ea; cal·a·mar·i·a·ce·ae; car·mar·then·shire; col·mar; co·mar·ca; com·pri·mar·io; con·val·la·mar·in; cu·cu·mar·ia; dam·mar; dec·u·mar·ia; de·mar·cate; de·mar·ca·tion; de·mar·ca·tor;… … English syllables
marseilles — mar·seilles … English syllables
Marseilles — Mar•seilles [[t]mɑrˈseɪ[/t]] n. geg a seaport in SE France, on the Gulf of Lions. 1,110,511. French, Mar•seille [[t]marˈsɛ yə[/t]] … From formal English to slang
Marseilles fever — Mar·seilles fever mär sā n BOUTONNEUSE FEVER * * * boutonneuse f … Medical dictionary
Marseilles — Mar|seilles the second largest city in France, in the south of the country on the Mediterranean coast. It is an important port and industrial centre. Its correct French name is Marseille … Dictionary of contemporary English
marseilles — mar•seilles [[t]mɑrˈseɪlz[/t]] n. tex a thick cotton fabric woven with an embossed effect • Etymology: 1755–65; after Marseilles … From formal English to slang
marseille — [mȧr se′y ; ] E [ mär sā′] seaport in SE France, on the Gulf of Lions: pop. 801,000 * * * mar·seille (mär sālʹ) also mar·seilles ( sālzʹ) n. A heavy cotton fabric with a raised pattern of stripes or figures. [After Marseille.] * * * or … Universalium
Marseille — [mȧr se′y ; ] E [ mär sā′] seaport in SE France, on the Gulf of Lions: pop. 801,000 * * * Mar·seille also Mar·seilles (mär sāʹ) A city of southeast France on an arm of the Mediterranean Sea west northwest of Toulon. The oldest city of France, it… … Universalium
Marseilles — Mar*seilles , n. A general term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed of two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming double cloth, quilted in the loom; so named because first made in Marseilles, France. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
