brocade
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
to weave with a raised design or figure.
Origin of brocade
1Other words from brocade
- un·bro·cad·ed, adjective
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How to use brocade in a sentence
There’s a kind of wonderful fictitious life of brocades and silks and waltzes and gorgeous people, and this one is real.
Children of Classic Christmas Movie Stars Share Memories of Their Parents' Beloved Films | Melissa August | December 21, 2021 | TimeParticularly mesmerizing is Van der Weyden’s rendering of the gold brocade on the silk cloth hanging behind and above the Virgin.
When a saint draws the Virgin, so much is in the details | Sebastian Smee | October 27, 2021 | Washington PostThat vision of matter was a no-nonsense plaid instead of an ornate brocade.
How matter’s hidden complexity unleashed the power of nuclear physics | Emily Conover | April 8, 2021 | Science NewsShe wore a black silk brocade jacket and trousers with silver and jade jewelry.
The Business of Sex: Amy Tan’s ‘The Valley of Amazement’ on Shanghai Courtesans | Jane Ciabattari | November 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMrs. Obama was there in her Bordeaux-colored, brocade Michael Kors dress.
Election Night 2012: Fashion of Jubilation And Mourning | Robin Givhan | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
She hosts lavish dinner parties and poses for photographs in dripping emeralds and barebacked gowns of silver brocade.
American Dreams: 'A Time to Be Born' by Dawn Powell | Nathaniel Rich | May 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe hangings and furniture were of royal crimson brocade, and the walls were covered with books.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonMr. Marriott's story is not a yarn, but a brocade of intricate design and exquisite colouring.
On the eastern fluttered gauzy veils, feathery fans, blazing brocade of Mosul, and kerchiefs of Kufa.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisHer riding-dress was of gold brocade; and the whip she held in her hand looked like a sunbeam.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian AndersenWithin it was erected a tomb, which was covered with gold brocade.
The Arabian Nights | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for brocade
/ (brəʊˈkeɪd) /
a rich fabric woven with a raised design, often using gold or silver threads
(as modifier): brocade curtains
(tr) to weave with such a design
Origin of brocade
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