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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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 Carolyn Wells
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 Mary Jane Holmes
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
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 Émile Zola
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
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