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brocatelle

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broc⋅a⋅tel

  [brok-uh-tel, broh-kuh-]
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–noun
1. a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
2. an ornamental marble with variegated coloring, found esp. in Italy and Spain.
Also, broc⋅a⋅telle.

Origin:
1660–70; < F brocatelle, late MF brocatel < It broccatello, equiv. to broccat(o) (see brocade ) + -ello dim. suffix
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broc·a·tel also broc·a·telle   (brŏk'ə-těl')   
n.  A heavy fabric with highly raised designs.

[French brocatelle, from Italian broccatello, diminutive of broccato, brocade; see brocade.]
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