brocade

Noun · Verb
US[broh-keyd]/broʊˈkeɪd/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. thick heavy expensive material with a raised patternType of fabric, cloth

Verb (1)brocaded

  1. weave a design into (textiles)More general weave, tissue
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Bro·cade′ (…), noun

Origin: 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.— Washington Irving

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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