brocade

(noun)

A thick, heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven.

Related Terms

Examples of brocade in the following topics:

  • French Architecture in the Baroque Period: Versailles

    • Interior design from this period is known as Louis XIV style, originated by Le Brun, and was characterized by richly woven red and gold fabrics or brocades, heavy gilded plaster molding, large sculpted side boards, and heavy marbling.
    • The style of Louis XIV at Versailles is characterized by richly woven red and gold fabrics or brocades, heavy gilded plaster molding, large sculpted side boards, and heavy marbling.

  • Textiles of the Inca

    • The Chimú embellished their fabrics with brocades, embroidery, fabric doubles, and painted fabrics.

  • Crafts in the Edo Period

    • In yuzen, or the paste-resist method of dying, designs were applied to textiles using stencils and rice paste, resulting in the imitation of aristocratic brocades, which were forbidden to commoners by laws of the Edo period.