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Paisley is best known for giving its name to the Paisley pattern, which was, however, originally not Scottish but a Babylonian design based on a stylized form of the acanthus leaf. It may therefore have been known to the Israelites in Babylonian exile. | Paisley is best known for giving its name to the Paisley pattern, which was, however, originally not Scottish but a Babylonian design based on a stylized form of the acanthus leaf. It may therefore have been known to the Israelites in Babylonian exile. | ||
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Revision as of 14:09, April 23, 2007
Paisley is best known for giving its name to the Paisley pattern, which was, however, originally not Scottish but a Babylonian design based on a stylized form of the acanthus leaf. It may therefore have been known to the Israelites in Babylonian exile.