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2. Brocade - Wikipedia

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   Brocade. Silk brocade fabric, Lyon, France, 1760–1770. Detail of hair-sash being brocaded on a Jakaltek Maya backstrap loom. Brocade (/ broʊˈkeɪd /) is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads. [1] The name, related to the same root as the word "broccoli ...

3. Kimkhwab - Wikipedia

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   Kimkhwab (Kim-Khwab, kamkhāb, ḳamkhwāb, Kimkhwab, Hiranya, puspapata) is an ancient Indian brocade art of weaving ornate cloth with gold, silver, and silk yarns. Kinkhwab is a silk damasked cloth with an art of zar-baft (making cloth of gold), [1] The weave produces beautiful floral designs that appear embroidered on the surface of the fabric. it was also known as puspapata or cloth with ...

4. Songket - Wikipedia

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   Songket. Songket or sungkit is a tenun fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. [4] The metallic threads stand out against the background cloth to create a shimmering effect.

5. Brocade Communications Systems - Wikipedia

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   Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., was an American technology company specializing in storage networking products, now a subsidiary of Broadcom Inc. The company is known for its Fibre Channel storage networking products and technology. Prior to the acquisition, the company expanded into adjacent markets including a wide range of IP ...

6. Samite - Wikipedia

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   Samite was a luxurious and heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, of a twill -type weave, often including gold or silver thread. The word was derived from Old French samit, from medieval Latin samitum, examitum deriving from the Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον hexamiton "six threads", usually interpreted as indicating the use of six yarns ...

7. 3 Surprising Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Hummingbirds

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   Hummingbirds are incredibly agile in the air. They fly forwards and backwards to move from plant to plant and perch to perch, and they employ the hovering mode when extracting nectar from feeders ...