brocade (brokad)

[Sp. brocado (= Pg. brocado It. broccato; cf. F. brocart ), brocade, prop. pp. of * brocar (= Pg. brocar, bore) = F. brocher, embroider, stitch, etc.: see broach, v.] 1. A silken fabric variegated with gold and silver, or having raised flowers, foliage, and other ornaments: also applied to other stuffs wrought and enriched in like manner. A gala suit of faded brocade . Irving. 2. A kind of bronze-powder used for decorating. brocaded (brō-kā'ded), a . 1. Woven or worked into a brocade. Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. Gay , Pan the a. 2. Dre ed in brocade. - 3. Decorated with flowers, etc., in relief: as, a brocaded silk. [Equivalent to French broché.]