brocatelle

/ ˌbrɒkəˈtɛl /

noun

1. a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
2. a type of variegated marble from France and Italy

Word History and Origins

Origin of brocatelle¹

C17: from French, from Italian broccatello , diminutive of broccato brocade

Example Sentences

Other fabrics with thicker threads — such as the brocatelle Guicciardini, for example, which is typically used for upholstery — can be produced more quickly, perhaps as much as six or seven feet in a day.

From New York Times

Some bear the names and designs of Italian and European monarchy and nobility: the lampas of Princess Mary of England; the brocatelle of Corsini, Guicciardini and Principe Pio Savoia; and the damask of Doria, to name only a few.

From New York Times

BENSON'S CLOCKS, In the following marbles:—Black, rouge antique, Sienne, d'Egypte, rouge vert, malachite, white, ros�e, serpentine, Brocatelle, porphyry, green griotte, d'Ecosse, alabaster, lapis lazul Algerian onyx, Californian.

From Project Gutenberg

BENSON'S CLOCKS, In the following marbles:—Black, rouge antique, Sienne, d'Egypte, rouge vert, malachite, white, ros�e, serpentine, Brocatelle, porphyry, green, griotte, d'Ecosse, alabaster, lapis lazuli Algerian onyx, Californian.

From Project Gutenberg

It is wainscoted with Italian marble, studded with panels of remarkably rich rose brocatelle marble, and with many natural mosaics of rare and curious beauty.

From Project Gutenberg