Brocade Definition
brō-kād
brocaded, brocades, brocading
noun
A rich cloth with a raised design, as of silk, velvet, gold, or silver, woven into it.
Webster's New World
An item decorated with brocade.
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verb
To weave a raised design into (cloth)
Webster's New World
Origin of Brocade
Spanish or Portuguese brocado from Italian brocato from brocco twisted thread from Vulgar Latin brocca spike from Latin brocchus projecting of Celtic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Occitan brocada and Spanish and Portuguese brocado, influenced by French brocart, from Italian broccato, from brocco, ultimately from Gaulish
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