| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| brocatel |
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| SYLLABICATION: | broc·a·tel |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  br k  -t l |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also broc·a·telle |
| NOUN: | A heavy fabric with highly raised designs. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French brocatelle, from Italian broccatello, diminutive of broccato, brocade. See brocade.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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