brocade
noun
bro·cade brō-ˈkād 
1
: a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
2
: a fabric characterized by raised designs
brocade transitive verb
brocaded
brō-ˈkā-dəd
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Residents dressed up in Chinese-style robes of silk brocade and slanted their eyes with makeup and tape. 
Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 Her bedscapes, for both clients and herself over the years, are Nancy Meyers wonderlands of proper, starched perfection, with pleated bedskirts and brocade throw pillows. Rory Satran, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 This shimmery, metallic brocade fabric will look beautiful under the lights of the dance floor. Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 28 July 2022 The brocade kamuro, which erupts into golden dust and shimmers down slowly, takes up the bulk of the sky. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 In the case of a certain brocade latticed with wildflowers, that idea was an unlikely color palette; Sabyasachi elevated sophisticated shades of sherbet — vintage lime, guava and banana — with raw silk. New York Times, 22 June 2022 The Canadian wore a light olive brocade colored suit with floral patterning surrounding the suit. Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY, 25 June 2022 The variety of coins, silk, golden brocade cloths, pearls, shells, precious stones and metals of often distant origin found in some graves speak to the people’s ethnic and geographical diversity—and sometimes their wealth. Jen Pinkowski, Scientific American, 15 June 2022 As for the men, there was plenty of ornate, brocade jackets and suits in the early bunch. Leanne Italie, ajc, 4 Apr. 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 Her bedscapes, for both clients and herself over the years, are Nancy Meyers wonderlands of proper, starched perfection, with pleated bedskirts and brocade throw pillows. Rory Satran, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 This shimmery, metallic brocade fabric will look beautiful under the lights of the dance floor. Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 28 July 2022 The brocade kamuro, which erupts into golden dust and shimmers down slowly, takes up the bulk of the sky. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 In the case of a certain brocade latticed with wildflowers, that idea was an unlikely color palette; Sabyasachi elevated sophisticated shades of sherbet — vintage lime, guava and banana — with raw silk. New York Times, 22 June 2022 The Canadian wore a light olive brocade colored suit with floral patterning surrounding the suit. Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY, 25 June 2022 The variety of coins, silk, golden brocade cloths, pearls, shells, precious stones and metals of often distant origin found in some graves speak to the people’s ethnic and geographical diversity—and sometimes their wealth. Jen Pinkowski, Scientific American, 15 June 2022 As for the men, there was plenty of ornate, brocade jackets and suits in the early bunch. Leanne Italie, ajc, 4 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Spanish brocado, from Catalan brocat, from Italian broccato, from broccare to spur, brocade, from brocco small nail, from Latin broccus projecting
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
brocade
noun
bro·cade brō-ˈkād
: a cloth with a raised design woven into it