brocading

Variant of brocade

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)
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