
Meaning of MARSEILLES
WordNet Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | [n] a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean |
|
| Sponsored Links: | |
|
|
| Synonyms: | | Marseille |
|
| See Also: | | city, France, French Republic, metropolis, port, urban center | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | \Mar*seilles"\, n.
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.
|
|
|
|