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BROCADED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brocaded mean? 

BROCADED (adjective)
  The adjective BROCADED has 1 sense:

1. embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroideryplay

  Familiarity information: BROCADED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BROCADED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery

Synonyms:

brocaded; embossed; raised

Context example:

raised metalwork

Similar:

adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)


 Context examples 


The next morning, after breakfast, the green maiden came to fetch Dorothy, and she dressed her in one of the prettiest gowns, made of green brocaded satin.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Mrs. Fairfax was summoned to give information respecting the resources of the house in shawls, dresses, draperies of any kind; and certain wardrobes of the third storey were ransacked, and their contents, in the shape of brocaded and hooped petticoats, satin sacques, black modes, lace lappets, &c., were brought down in armfuls by the abigails; then a selection was made, and such things as were chosen were carried to the boudoir within the drawing-room.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)



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