how to pronounce brocade

/bɹoʊˈkɛɪd/

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brocade is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of brocade in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… uh like heavy brocade like tudor theater …”

meanings of brocade

noun:

A decorative pattern.
A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.<ref name= "isbn0-19-861271-0"> Brown, Lesley The New shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles. pub. Clarendon Oxford 1993 isbn=0-19-861271-0</ref>.
Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena.
An item decorated with brocade.

verb:

To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.

brocade frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word brocade occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics brocade can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that brocade can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) life, nature, and living environment;