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

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

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

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

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