Marseilles

/mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/

Marseilles

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Definition

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

Etymology

From Old French Marseilles (nominative of Marseille), from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas (“spring”).