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, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chapter 11,^[2]

     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, Chapter ,^[3]

     […] slightly withdrawn behind these brocaded matrons sat a young girl in white with eyes ecstatically fixed on the stagelovers.

   • 1927, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emily's Quest, Chapter 6,^[4]

     […] she walked in the garden among brocaded moths, wearing a new gown of “powder-blue” chiffon […]

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