brocade
(noun) thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
brocade
(verb) weave a design into (textiles)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brocade (countable and uncountable, plural brocades)
(countable, uncountable) A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
An item decorated with brocade.
Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena
(metaphoric) A decorative pattern.
brocade (third-person singular simple present brocades, present participle brocading, simple past and past participle brocaded)
To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.
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Source: Wiktionary
Bro*cade", n. Etym: [Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F. brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
