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noun
1.
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
verb (used with object)
2.
to weave with a raised design or figure.
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Origin:
1555–65; earlier brocado < Spanish < Italian broccato embossed (fabric), past participle of broccare, derivative of brocco twisted thread, shoot < Late Latin; see broach
1555–65; earlier brocado < Spanish < Italian broccato embossed (fabric), past participle of broccare, derivative of brocco twisted thread, shoot < Late Latin; see broach
Related forms
un·bro·cad·ed, adjective
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brocade
1560s, from Sp. brocado, from It. broccato "embossed cloth," originally pp. of broccare "to stud, set with nails," from brocco "small nail," from L. broccus "projecting, pointed" (see broach (n.)).
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