[mass noun]a rich fabric, usually silk, woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread (尤指用金银线)织出凸花纹(或图案的)织锦,锦缎 [as modifier]a heavy brocade curtain. 一幅花团锦簇的织锦窗帘。
verb
[with obj.][usu. adj. brocaded]weave (something) with this design 在…织出凸花纹(或图案);把(凸花纹或图案)织入 a heavily brocaded blanket. 一幅织有许多花纹的锦缎地毯。
语源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese brocado (influenced by French brocart), from Italian broccato, from brocco 'twisted thread'