marseilles

3 definitions found

marseilles - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Marseilles \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.
     [1913 Webster]

marseilles - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Marseilles
      n 1: a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
           [syn: Marseille, Marseilles]

marseilles - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Marseilles, IL (city, FIPS 47150)
    Location: 41.32777 N, 88.68784 W
    Population (1990): 4811 (1991 housing units)
    Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61341
  Marseilles, OH (village, FIPS 47992)
    Location: 40.70115 N, 83.39275 W
    Population (1990): 130 (57 housing units)
    Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)