Meaning of BROCADE
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- [n] thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
- [v] weave a design into (textiles)
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| | See Also: | | cloth, fabric, material, textile, tissue, weave | |
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| | Definition: | | \Bro*cade"\, n. [Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F.
brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile
fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See {Broach}.]
Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented
with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other
stuffs thus wrought and enriched.
A gala suit of faded brocade. --W. Irving.
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