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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
brocade
    n 1: thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
    v 1: weave a design into (textiles)

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Brocade \Bro*cade"\, n. [Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F.
   brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile
   fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach.]
   Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented
   with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other
   stuffs thus wrought and enriched.
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         A gala suit of faded brocade.            --W. Irving.
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