mass noun
- a rich fabric, usually silk, woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread（尤指用金银线织出的）织锦, 锦缎：
as modifier a heavy brocade curtain.一幅花团锦簇的织锦窗帘。
with obj.［usu. adj. brocaded］
- weave (something) with this design用提花法织：
a heavily brocaded blanket.
一幅织有许多花纹的锦缎地毯。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese brocado （influenced by French brocart ）， from Italian broccato, from brocco 'twisted thread'.