brocade
noun /brəˈkeɪd/
/brəʊˈkeɪd/
[uncountable, countable]- a type of thick heavy cloth with a raised pattern made especially from gold or silver silk thread
- brocade curtains
- rich velvets and brocades
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese brocado (influenced by French brocart), from Italian broccato, from brocco ‘twisted thread’.