brocatelle
Britishnoun
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a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
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a type of variegated marble from France and Italy
Etymology
Origin of brocatelle
C17: from French, from Italian broccatello , diminutive of broccato brocade
Example Sentences
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It is wainscoted with Italian marble, studded with panels of remarkably rich rose brocatelle marble, and with many natural mosaics of rare and curious beauty.
From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Willard W. Glazier
Now, though their ample parlors were gay with rich Brussels, crimson damask, and brocatelle, there was no genuine home feeling there.
From Home Lights and Shadows by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The walls are a dull shade, the carpet neutral, the furniture the faded brocatelle dedicate to boarding-houses; but it is not so bad.
From A Village Ophelia and Other Stories by Anne Reeve Aldrich
It was a spacious square apartment, hung with old yellow /brocatelle/ of a flowery Louis XIV pattern.
From The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 1 by Émile Zola
For there, amid the singing birds and the scented roses, stood a tall, slim girl, in a pink muslin dress—and where were the ormolu or brocatelle could embellish any room as she did?
From Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir by May Agnes Fleming
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