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title: paisley — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «paisley» in the school dictionary: A pattern of curved, teardrop shapes with patterns inside them, used on fabric, ties and scarves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# paisley

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**Who acts:** town, pattern, Dad, We, paisley shape, Grandma · **What happens:** curve, use, give, name, wear, draw · **To what, where:** pattern, fabric, paisley tie, paisley patterns, art, bit

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«paisley» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [paisley in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paisley.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pattern of curved, teardrop shapes with patterns inside them, used on fabric, ties and scarves.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paisley:m1:1
# text = A pattern of curved, teardrop shapes with patterns inside them, used on fabric, ties and scarves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	teardrop	teardrop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	fabric	fabric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	ties	tie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	scarves	scarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curve** | participle |  | a pattern *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a pattern *not said here* |  | fabric and ties and scarves |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paisley: a town in Scotland near Glasgow, which gave the pattern its name (a name).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paisley:m2:1
# text = Paisley: a town in Scotland near Glasgow, which gave the pattern its name (a name).
1	Paisley	paisley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | a town in Scotland near Glasgow | the pattern |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Recipient name=Theme |
| 2 | **name** |  | pattern |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad wore a paisley tie to the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paisley:x1:1
# text = Dad wore a paisley tie to the wedding.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	paisley	paisley	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tie	tie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | Dad | a paisley tie |  |  |  | to the wedding | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent tie=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew paisley patterns in art.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paisley:x2:1
# text = We drew paisley patterns in art.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	paisley	paisley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | paisley patterns |  | art |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pattern=Theme in art=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The paisley shape looks a bit like a teardrop or a comma.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paisley:x3:1
# text = The paisley shape looks a bit like a teardrop or a comma.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	paisley	paisley	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teardrop	teardrop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	comma	comma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | the paisley shape | a bit |  |  |  | like a teardrop or a comma | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bit=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma has a red paisley scarf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paisley:x4:1
# text = Grandma has a red paisley scarf.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	paisley	paisley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	scarf	scarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandma | a red paisley scarf |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scarf=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paisley in Scotland was famous for weaving shawls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paisley:x5:1
# text = Paisley in Scotland was famous for weaving shawls.
1	Paisley	paisley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	weaving	weave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	shawls	shawl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Paisley in Scotland |  |  |  |  | famous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **weave** | gerund | Paisley in Scotland *not said here* | shawls |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shawl=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My bandana has a black and white paisley pattern.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paisley:x6:1
# text = My bandana has a black and white paisley pattern.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bandana	bandana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	paisley	paisley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My bandana | a black paisley pattern |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient |

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