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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brocade \Bro*cade"\, n. [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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
brocade
n : thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
v : weave a design into (textiles)
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