brocaded

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 […]

1713, John Gay, Araminta. A Town Eclogue

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.

1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “Chapter 11”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC

[…] slightly withdrawn behind these brocaded matrons sat a young girl in white with eyes ecstatically fixed on the stagelovers.

1920, Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, Chapter

Matsumoto Castle exhibits the architecture of both war and peace, from its steep wooden stairs, hidden inner levels and archer’s perches to the moon-viewing room added in 1630, which also offers a vantage point for viewing the brocaded carps and ducks residing in the castle moat.

2023 May 18, David McElhenney, “13 of Japan’s best castles”, in CNN