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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.
Definition 2024
brocade
brocade
English
Noun
brocade (countable and uncountable, plural brocades)
- (countable, uncountable) A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven.
- An item decorated with brocade.
Translations
fabric
Verb
brocade (third-person singular simple present brocades, present participle brocading, simple past and past participle brocaded)
- To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.
Translations
decorate fabric with patterns