brocade

== English == === Etymology === From Occitan brocada and Spanish and Portuguese brocado, influenced by French brocart, from Italian broccato, from brocco, ultimately from Gaulish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹəˈkeɪd/ Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === brocade (countable and uncountable, plural brocades) (countable, uncountable) A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns. An item decorated with brocade. Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena (figurative) A decorative pattern. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brocade (third-person singular simple present brocades, present participle brocading, simple past and past participle brocaded) To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === bar code, barcode