brocaded
1
8.7
- adjective
- /broʊˈkeɪdɪd/
- Specialized
:
brocado
- The ushers were friendly and helpful, wore gold brocaded jackets, and guided you to your seat.
- a brocaded chair
- a brocaded dress
- brocaded cloth
Examples
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They were barefoot, too, and their garb of the same cut, but one was clothed entirely in brocaded blue silks, the other in green.
Fiction book (1992) -
Brocaded cushions littered an obsidian floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
"She is wearing a white brocaded wrap..."
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Then, reverently, he lifted the brocaded doublet from the box.
Fiction book (1992) -
Brocaded draperies hang from the windows and a four-poster bed stretches to the ceiling.
Fiction book (1993) -
He opened a door, and Philip Haines was facing the lawyer who sat in a red brocaded chair behind a carved walnut table.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then, Luke takes a closer look at the drum major. On the drum major, a tall young man is wearing an ornate brocaded red and white uniform with "LHS" emblazoned across the chest.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her pearls and diamonds were of the first water, and her gown was magnificent, a shining column of gold brocaded silk trimmed with gold lace and a gold brocaded train that was a full four feet long.
Fiction book (1991) -
She admired the heavy brocaded curtains that enhanced the elegance of the room.
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The artist designed a stunning brocaded tapestry that depicted a beautiful landscape.
Synonyms
1
8.5
Thin, detailed patterns like fine metalwork or lace cover the surface
With a raised design pressed into the surface
Antonyms
How Ornate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brocaded comes from brocade, an old Italian name for richly decorated cloth whose threads seem to 'push up' from the surface. A helpful image is a shiny braid of thread lying on the fabric, so brocaded means covered with a 'raised pattern' made by weaving or embroidery.