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brocade (iou)



brocade noun & verb. Orig. brocado, brocardo (pl. of noun -os). L16.
[Spanish, Portuguese brocado, with blending of French brocart from Italian broccato = embossed fabric, from brocco twisted thread: see -ADE.]
A. noun. A rich fabric woven with raised patterns, orig. with added gold or silver threads. L16.
b. verb trans. Work with a raised pattern. Chiefly as brocaded ppl adjective. M17.