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brocade.

A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.

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Meaning & usage

noun/bɹəˈkeɪd//broʊˈkeɪd/US
  1. A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An item decorated with brocade.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena

    countable · uncountable
  4. A decorative pattern.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Occitan brocada and Spanish and Portuguese brocado, influenced by French brocart, from Italian broccato, from brocco, ultimately from Gaulish.

verb/bɹəˈkeɪd//broʊˈkeɪd/US
  1. To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.

Where this word comes from

From Occitan brocada and Spanish and Portuguese brocado, influenced by French brocart, from Italian broccato, from brocco, ultimately from Gaulish.

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