Word Finder - brocades

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A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.

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An item decorated with brocade.

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Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena

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(metaphoric) A decorative pattern.

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To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.

Gold brocades or cloth-of-gold may, however, be substituted for red, green and white, and silver for white.

The royal family was dressed in rich brocades, fancy purple, red, green, glittery fabrics.

In the closets he discovered many fancy costumes of rich velvets and brocades, and one of the attendants told him to dress himself in any of the clothes that pleased him and to be prepared to dine with the Princess and Dorothy in an hour's time.

Tuscan fabrics seen on upholstery, bedding, and window treatments include texture-rich linens, lush damasks or brocades, and luxurious velvets or silks.

Leather and textured brocades also hide dirt and stains whereas silk can be ruined by a spilled bottle or juice box.

Look for deals on velvets and brocades, and use these fabrics to create dramatic accents and draperies.

Chippendale style is more elaborate than Queen Anne, with a greater use of carving, the addition of fretwork, and rich upholstery in brocades, velvets and damasks.

Attire for a Christmas wedding should reflect the season with dresses heavier fabrics such as brocades, velvet, and satin.

Chun-Li wears a blue qipao--a traditional Chinese dress--and has her hair done up in "Ox horns" adorned with brocades and ribbons.

Look for metallics, brocades, silks and satins, and don't be afraid to experiment with different lengths.

A trick that designers utilize to create an illusion of featherweight airness for summer designs is using crinkles or puckered fabrics or metallics, foils, jacquards, and brocades.

From brocades to stamped and embossed leathers, Isabella Fiore's satchels are extremely memorable pieces.

On the occasion of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon the city was gorgeously ornamented with rich silks and tapestry, and Goldsmiths' Row (Cheapside) and part of Cornhill were hung with golden brocades.

A special feature of its manufactures consists of gold and silver tissues and brocades for sacerdotal use.

Burhanpur is celebrated for its muslins, flowered silks, and brocades, which, according to Tavernier, who visited it in 1668, were exported in great quantities to Persia, Egypt, Turkey, Russia and Poland.

By 1790 the waistline had risen, and heavy brocades been replaced by lightweight muslins, with flat shoes for both men and women.

Again, numerous shells broke above including some rather nice gold brocades with blue peony core.

The chief manufactures are silk brocades, gold and silver thread, gold filigree work, German-silver work, embossed brass vessels and lacquered toys; but the brasswork for which Benares used to be famous has greatly degenerated.

Other industries include the manufacture of gold and silver thread, silk brocades, pottery, paper and shoes.

New industries are those of tapestry, brocades, imitation of ancient stuffs, cloth of silver and gold, and Venetian laces.

Italy, the early home of the silk trade in Europe, the land of the gorgeous velvets of Genoa and the damasks and brocades of medieval Sicily, Venice and Florence, now takes only a sixth place, the centre of greatest activity being at Como; but Genoa still makes velvets, and the brocades of Venice are not a thing of the past.