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brocaded

brocaded adjective: embellished with brocade. Also the simple past and past participle of brocade.

brocaded: embellished with brocade
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Adjective

brocaded (comparative more brocaded, superlative most brocaded)

  1. Embellished with brocade.
    • 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 […]1713, John Gay, Araminta. A Town Eclogue
    • 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.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

Also used as

brocaded is also the simple past and past participle of brocade.

Examples of brocaded in a sentence

  • […] slightly withdrawn behind these brocaded matrons sat a young girl in white with eyes ecstatically fixed on the stagelovers.1920, Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, Chapter:
  • […] she walked in the garden among brocaded moths, wearing a new gown of “powder-blue” chiffon […]1927, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 6, in Emily's Quest:

Forms of brocaded

comparativemore brocaded
superlativemost brocaded

Origin of brocaded

From brocade + -ed.

Words formed from brocaded

Questions about brocaded

What does brocaded mean?
Brocaded means embellished with brocade.
How do you use brocaded in a sentence?
[…] slightly withdrawn behind these brocaded matrons sat a young girl in white with eyes ecstatically fixed on the stagelovers.
What part of speech is brocaded?
Brocaded is an adjective.

Words near brocaded in the dictionary

  1. Broca's area
  2. Broca's areas
  3. Broca's region
  4. Broca's regions
  5. brocade
  6. brocaded
  7. brocadelike
  8. brocades
  9. brocading
  10. brocadings
  11. brocage

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