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Meanings of brocading in English

Portuguese
espolinado
Spanish
brocado
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Weaving technique in which a discontinuous complementary weft is used to produce a raised pattern.

        espolinado
        Synonyms
        Examples for "brocade"
        Examples for "brocade"
        1
        The word Paradise, the names of cups and brocade in Sura lvi.
        The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
        2
        The gilt-framed chairs were upholstered in pink-and-white-flowered brocade, with polished brass tacks.
        The Financier: A Novel
        3
        She stood at her dressing-table in a beautiful dress of grey brocade.
        The Hawk of Egypt
        4
        Dark dull-green and red flowered dress, giving the appearance of tattered brocade.
        Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People
        5
        She shrank against the window, taking care not to stir the brocade.
        The Poor Little Rich Girl
        Usage of brocading in English
        1
        The great Camellia trees gave lavishly of their waxen flowers, brocading the snow in crimson.
        The House of the Misty Star / A Romance of Youth and Hope and Lo...
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for brocading
        Portuguese
        espolinado
        Brocading through the time