| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bro·cade |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  br -k d |
| NOUN: | A heavy fabric interwoven with a rich, raised design. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Spanish or Portuguese brocado, from Italian brocato, from brocco, twisted thread, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, spike, from Latin brocchus, projecting, of Celtic origin. | | OTHER FORMS: | bro·cade —VERB
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