brocaded

English

Verb

brocaded

1. simple past and past participle of brocade

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     […] slightly withdrawn behind these brocaded matrons sat a young girl in white with eyes ecstatically fixed on the stagelovers.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 […]

Derived terms

• unbrocaded

 

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