EGAVE

brocade

About 0.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
  2. noun An item decorated with brocade.
  3. noun Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena
  4. noun A decorative pattern.
  5. verb To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.

Similar words

brocatelle brocatel imbrocado broadcloth bombazine zerbaft baldacchin cobourg passement barathea

Often followed by

and of with curtains or dress in gown was

Word family

brocaded brocades brocading

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