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(brō kād′)

noun

a rich cloth with a raised design, as of silk, velvet, gold, or silver, woven into it

Origin: Sp brocado < It broccato, orig. pp. of broccare, to prick, embroider < brocco: see broach

transitive verb brocaded, brocading

to weave a raised design into (cloth)

See brocade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A heavy fabric interwoven with a rich, raised design.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: or Portuguese brocado

Origin: , from Italian brocato

Origin: , from brocco, twisted thread

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *brocca, spike

Origin: , from Latin brocchus, projecting

Origin: , of Celtic origin

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bro·cadeˈ verb

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