brocatelle

British  

/ ˌbrɒkəˈtɛl /

noun

1. a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery

2. a type of variegated marble from France and Italy

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Etymology

Origin of brocatelle

C17: from French, from Italian broccatello , diminutive of broccato _brocade

Example Sentences

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 Glazier, Willard W.

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 Aldrich, Anne Reeve

Elise found a pink brocatelle, embroidered with silver, and after they had selected head-dresses, fans, and many accessories to their costumes, they scurried away to their own rooms to try them on.

From Patty in Paris by Wells, Carolyn

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 Zola, Émile

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 Fleming, May Agnes