/broh shay"/ ; Fr. /brddaw shay"/ , adj., n., pl. brochés /-shayz"/ ; Fr. /-shay"/ .
adj.
1. woven with a pattern; brocaded.
n.
2. a pinstripe woven in the warp direction of fabric used in the manufacture of clothing.
[ 1470-80; brocher to emboss (linen), weave (cloth) with a figure. See BROACH, BROCADE ]