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• In paisley

  …it is named for the shawls manufactured at the town of Paisley, Scot. When, about 1800, patterned shawls made from the soft fleece of the Kashmir goat began to be imported to Britain from India, machine-woven equivalents were made at Paisley to supply the insatiable demand that had been created…

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design origin

• In Paisley

  …became famous for its paisley shawls in silk and cotton (and later in wool), which were copies of the Asian shawls sent by British soldiers serving in India. A priceless collection is on exhibit in the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries. Later the manufacture of linen thread gave way to…

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Oriental shawl adaptation

• In shawl

  …woman’s demand for shawls, the Paisley shawl—machine-made in Scotland—was produced; it was an adaptation, rather than an imitation, of the Indian shawl.

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