Associations to the word «Marseille»

Wiktionary

MARSEILLE, proper noun. Alternative spelling of Marseilles

Dictionary definition

MARSEILLE, noun. A port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean.
MARSEILLE, noun. Strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats