ETYM Spanish brocado (cf. Italian broccato, French brocart), from Late Lat. brocare prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. Related to Broach.
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Thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern.
Rich silk fabric with raised patterns.
Rich woven fabric, produced on a Jacquard loom. It is patterned, normally with more than two colors. Today brocade may be produced from artificial fibers, but it was traditionally made from silk, sometimes with highlights in metal thread.
Zlatotkanica, srebrotkanica, teška, zlatnim i srebrnim koncima protkana svilena tkanina; grub metalni prašak od legure bakra i cinka; fini liskun u prašku i bojadisan (obe vrste ovog praška upotrebljavaju se za bronzane boje); brokatna hartija, hartija u boji sa mustrama, figurama i sl., utisnutim u zlatu ili srebru.
To weave a design into (textiles).