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

John, happily, had no money to buy brocatelle curtains, and, besides this, he loved sunshine too much to buy them, if he could.

From Household Papers and Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

The fabrication of fayence is said to have commenced here about the middle of the 18th century, principally in imitation of jasper and brocatelle marble.

From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by Chaffers, William

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

He passed noiselessly into the front parlor and sat down among the heavy brocatelle curtains which shadowed the recess of one of the windows.

From A Brace Of Boys 1867, From "Little Brother" by Ludlow, Fitz Hugh

It had two windows opening upon the garden, the walls were decorated with a paper resembling brocatelle, and cupids were painted on the ceiling.

From The Comedienne by Obecny, Edmund