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Definition of Brocatel
1. n. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.
Definition of Brocatel
1. Noun. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc. ¹
2. Noun. A kind of marble, clouded and veined with white, grey, red, and especially yellow; Siena marble. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brocatel
1. a heavy fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brocatel
Literary usage of Brocatel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technological dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
"... (ts) brocatel. ... brocatel, mármol almendrado (tei ... brocatel. broccoli (b.)
bróculi. brochantite (min. ..."
2. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"brocatel, superior double shot. Dress pieces of Chinese and damasked grot brocatel,
single ehot. Velvet of various colours. ..."
3. The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain by Leonard Williams (1907)
"A cheaper, though showy and attractive modification of brocade was brocatel, in
which the silk was mixed with common thread or flax. ..."
4. History of the Origin of the Town of Clinton, Massachusetts, 1653-1865 by Andrew Elmer Ford (1896)
"Those for silk brocatel, first put in operation at ... Brussels and Wilton
carpeting, tapestry carpeting, silk brocatel, and wire cloth, ..."
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