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| bro·cade [ brō káyd ] |
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fabric with raised design: a heavy silk, cotton, or woolen fabric with a raised design, often in metallic threads
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transitive verb (past and past participle bro·cad·ed, present participle bro·cad·ing, 3rd person present singular bro·cades) |
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weave fabric with raised design: to weave a fabric with a raised design
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| [Late 16th century. Via Spanish or Portuguese brocado< Italian broccato< brocco "twisted thread, shoot" < Latin brocchus] |
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 bro·cad·ed adjective |
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