brocade

Summary

brocade ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,356 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• brocade is made of silk^[2].
• brocade is a type of woven fabric^[3].
• brocade is used for furniture^[4].
• brocade is used for curtain^[5].
• brocade is used for costume^[6].
• brocade is used for clothing^[7].
• brocade's Commons category is recorded as Brocade^[8].
• brocade's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[9].
• brocade's described by source is recorded as Warp and Weft^[10].
• brocade's described by source is recorded as Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles^[11].
• brocade's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[12].
• brocade's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• brocade's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• brocade's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• brocade's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• brocade's different from is recorded as glitter^[17].
• brocade's fabrication method is recorded as brocading^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

brocade is a type of woven fabric^[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include furniture^[4], curtain^[5], costume^[6], and clothing^[7].

Influence

Things named for brocade include nishiki-e^[19], an art movement^[20], founded in 1765^[21] and Nishikikōji Street^[22], a street^[23], in Japan^[24].

Why It Matters

brocade ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,356 views/month).^[1] brocade has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] brocade is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for brocade include nishiki-e^[19], an art movement^[20], founded in 1765^[21] and Nishikikōji Street^[22], a street^[23], in Japan^[24].