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brocade

bro·cade [ brō káyd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
fabric with raised design: a heavy silk, cotton, or woolen fabric with a raised design, often in metallic threads



transitive verb  (past and past participle bro·cad·ed, present participle bro·cad·ing, 3rd person present singular bro·cades)
Definition:
 
weave fabric with raised design: to weave a fabric with a raised design

[Late 16th century. Via Spanish or Portuguese brocado< Italian broccato< brocco "twisted thread, shoot" < Latin brocchus]

bro·cad·ed adjective
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