brocaded

English

Etymology

From brocade +‎ -ed.

Adjective

brocaded (comparative more brocaded, superlative most brocaded)

  1. Embellished with brocade.
    • 1713, John Gay, Araminta. A Town Eclogue‎[1]:
      Brocaded Flow’rs o’er the gay Manteau shine,
      And the rich Stays her Taper Shape confine;
      Thus all her Dress exerts a graceful Pride,
      And sporting Loves surround th’ expecting Bride […]
    • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “Chapter 11”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:
      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.
    • 1920, Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence‎[2], Chapter:
      […] slightly withdrawn behind these brocaded matrons sat a young girl in white with eyes ecstatically fixed on the stagelovers.
    • 1927, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 6, in Emily's Quest‎[3]:
      […] she walked in the garden among brocaded moths, wearing a new gown of “powder-blue” chiffon […]
    • 2023 May 18, David McElhenney, “13 of Japan’s best castles”, in CNN‎[4]:
      Matsumoto Castle exhibits the architecture of both war and peace, from its steep wooden stairs, hidden inner levels and archer’s perches to the moon-viewing room added in 1630, which also offers a vantage point for viewing the brocaded carps and ducks residing in the castle moat.

Derived terms

Verb

brocaded

  1. simple past and past participle of brocade

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.