brocade
Example Sentences
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Like walking museum plaques, they glided through rooms in silk brocade gowns, panniers extending their hips to improbable widths, dispensing facts about furnishings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Meanwhile local media praised von der Leyen's burgundy and gold brocade outfit -- a nod to Indian fashion.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Best known for his use of lotus and peacock motifs, Bal used rich fabrics like velvet and brocade - his designs were elaborate, inspired by Indian grandeur and royalty.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
That brocade floral jacket with the giant, giant shoulder pads and the high collar and the brooch.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023
She was wearing an elaborate gown of silk and brocade, so heavy that it felt like armor.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
Vocabulary lists containing brocade
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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