BROCADE

brocade

(noun) thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern

brocade

(verb) weave a design into (textiles)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

brocade (third-person singular simple present brocades, present participle brocading, simple past and past participle brocaded)

To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.

Anagrams

• bar code, barcode

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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