About The Word Brocade
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Brocade
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What's The Definition Of Brocade?
[n] thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
[v] weave a design into (textiles) Synonyms | Synonyms for Brocade: Related Terms | Find terms related to Brocade: See Also | cloth | fabric | material | textile | tissue | weave Brocade In Webster's Dictionary \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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