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 was his first introduction to rosewood, velvet, and brocatelle, and it seemed to him as if he had suddenly been transported to fairy-land.

From Aikenside by Holmes, Mary Jane

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

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 by Various

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

Under the fine ceiling of carved and gilded wood-work, the red wall-hangings of /brocatelle/, with a large palm pattern, were falling into tatters.

From The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 1 by Zola, Émile

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