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Webster 1913 Edition
Brocade
Bro-cade′
,Noun.
[Sp.
brocado
(cf. It. broccato
, F. brocart
), fr. LL. brocare
*prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach
.] Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; – also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.
A gala suit of faded
brocade
. W. Irving.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brocade
BROCA'DE
,Noun.