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brocade

/broh-keyd/US // broʊˈkeɪd //UK // (brəʊˈkeɪd) //

锦上添花,锦缎,织锦,锦衣卫

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    bro·cad·ed, bro·cad·ing.

    • : to weave with a raised design or figure.

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Examples

  • That vision of matter was a no-nonsense plaid instead of an ornate brocade.

  • She wore a black silk brocade jacket and trousers with silver and jade jewelry.

  • Mrs. Obama was there in her Bordeaux-colored, brocade Michael Kors dress.

  • She hosts lavish dinner parties and poses for photographs in dripping emeralds and barebacked gowns of silver brocade.

  • The hangings and furniture were of royal crimson brocade, and the walls were covered with books.

  • Mr. Marriott's story is not a yarn, but a brocade of intricate design and exquisite colouring.

  • On the eastern fluttered gauzy veils, feathery fans, blazing brocade of Mosul, and kerchiefs of Kufa.

  • Her riding-dress was of gold brocade; and the whip she held in her hand looked like a sunbeam.

  • Within it was erected a tomb, which was covered with gold brocade.