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brocade
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bro·cade  (br-kd)
n.
A heavy fabric interwoven with a rich, raised design.

[Spanish or Portuguese brocado, from Italian brocato, from brocco, twisted thread, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, spike, from Latin brocchus, projecting, of Celtic origin.]

bro·cade v.
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brocade

brocade [brəʊˈkeɪd]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a.  a rich fabric woven with a raised design, often using gold or silver threads
b.  (as modifier) brocade curtains
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to weave with such a design
[from Spanish brocado, from Italian broccato embossed fabric, from brocco spike, from Latin brochus projecting; see broach1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brocadebrocade - thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Verb1.brocade - weave a design into (textiles)
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
tissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"
Translations
brocade [brəʊˈkeɪd] Nbrocado m

brocade [brəˈkeɪd] nbrocart m

brocade
nBrokat m
attrBrokat-, brokaten

brocade [brəʊˈkeɪd] nbroccato
brocade [brəʊˈkeɪd] nbroccato

brocade
n / adj brocade [brəˈkeid, (American ) brəu-]
(of) a (usually silk) material having a raised design on it curtains made of blue brocade; brocade curtains. brokaat نَسيجٌ مُقَصَّب брокат brokát(ový) brokade der Brokat μπροκάρ (μεταξωτό ύφασμα με ανάγλυφα σχέδια) brocado brokaat پارچۀ دارای طرح برجسته brokadi brocart בַּד בְּרוֹקֵד ब्रोकेड brokat brokát brokat broccato にしき 문직(紋織) brokatas brokāts kain broked brokaat brokade brokat brocado brocart парча brokát; brokátový brokat brokat brokad ผ้าทอจากเส้นไหมทองหรือเงิน brokar, sırmalı diba 織錦(的) парча چمکدار ، کمخواب کا کپڑا gấm thêu kim tuyến 缎(


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