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Marseilles

Mar-seilles′

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Noun.
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.

Definition 2024

Marseilles

Marseilles

English

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Proper noun

Marseilles

  1. City in France, capital of the department Bouches-du-Rhône.

Translations

Noun

Marseilles ‎(uncountable)

  1. A kind of fabric made from two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming a double cloth, quilted in the loom.

Etymology

From French Marseille, from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία ‎(Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas ‎(“spring”). The r was probably retained from Arabic مَرْسَى ‎(marsā, “harbor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ(l)(z)/
  • Rhymes: -eɪlz

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