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brocade

noun

fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.

verb (used with object), bro·cad·ed, bro·cad·ing.

to weave with a raised design or figure.

noun

1. a rich fabric woven with a raised design, often using gold or silver threads
2. (as modifier)brocade curtains

verb

(tr) to weave with such a design

1560s, from Spanish brocado, from Italian broccato “embossed cloth,” originally past participle of broccare “to stud, set with nails,” from brocco “small nail,” from Latin broccus “projecting, pointed” (see broach (n.)).

1650s (implied in brocaded), from brocade (n.). Related: Brocading.