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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A town of southwest Scotland west of Glasgow. It was famous as a textile center in the 1800s for its colorful patterned shawls.

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  • proper noun A town in the Renfrewshire, Scotland

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  • noun a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

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