1
: a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
2
: a fabric characterized by raised designs
brocade
transitive verb
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Jolie looks incredible in the film, all angular cheekbones and brocade housecoats, divine in a cat flick eye and beehive in black-and-white flashbacks to her romance with Aristotle Onassis (Haluk Bilginer).
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
After cocktails, and a few more mega fashion moments–Chloe Sevigny in a Saint Laurent brocade jacket, lace bodysuit and red miniskirt, for one, and Sarah Paulson in a Altuzarra black and white scalloped and pleated confection — everyone made their way into the tent for dinner.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
With its crimson lighting and brocade fabric, Wong Bar Wine was inspired by the moody films of the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Near the brocade sofas, jewelry designer Presley Oldham posed for a commemorative selfie with muse Louisa Jacobson—the cool-girl actor dripping in a halter top of baroque string pearls, diamonds, and moonstones.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
After cocktails, and a few more mega fashion moments–Chloe Sevigny in a Saint Laurent brocade jacket, lace bodysuit and red miniskirt, for one, and Sarah Paulson in a Altuzarra black and white scalloped and pleated confection — everyone made their way into the tent for dinner.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
With its crimson lighting and brocade fabric, Wong Bar Wine was inspired by the moody films of the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Near the brocade sofas, jewelry designer Presley Oldham posed for a commemorative selfie with muse Louisa Jacobson—the cool-girl actor dripping in a halter top of baroque string pearls, diamonds, and moonstones.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Brocade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brocade. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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brocade
noun
bro·cade
brō-ˈkād 
: a cloth with a raised design woven into it
brocaded
adjective
-ˈkād-əd
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