brocading

Variant of brocade

brocade definition

bro·cade (brō kād′)

noun

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

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

transitive verb brocaded -·cad′ed, brocading -·cad′·ing

to weave a raised design into (cloth)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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