brocade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
  2. verb weave a design into (textiles)

WordNet

Bro*cade" noun
Etymology
Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F. brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913