(n.) Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched.
Example Sentences:
(1) At the famed Winter Palace , formerly the home of the Egyptian royal family, ornate gold-and-glass chandeliers hang over empty brocade sofas, awaiting visitors.
(2) The immune process of sensitisation was induced with "Tenzym prilled" (TP, Grindstedvoerket) and with "Maxatase" (M, Gist-Brocades) protease enzymes in the epicutaneous test (ET), using concentration series and various durations of application.
(3) So I used floral brocade, but toughened up with black leather."
(4) Francis was just finishing a formal audience with a delegation of visiting Yazidis, and stopped in the gold brocaded Throne Room – where he typically receives visiting heads of state – to meet with Jolie and her crew.
(5) Sums don't add up While an affordable, programmable computer for schools is a step in the right direction, Nick Williams, senior product manager at networking specialist Brocade warned that the IT infrastructure within schools needed investment to support the connected device trend: “Whilst the devices on offer to schools have taken a quantum leap in affordability and accessibility, schools still exist with twenty-year-old networking technology and the sums just do not add up."
(6) Her Majesty came in civvies, sporting a smart white silk brocade coat and flower trimmed hat, finished off with an enormous Brazilian aquamarine.
(7) The effectiveness of a lytic enzyme preparation (Elase--Parke-Davis) plus natamycin (Pimafucin--Gist-Brocades) was compared to natamycin therapy alone in a controlled clinical trial involving 120 patients suffering from monilial vulvo-vaginitis.
(8) 64 patients whose gastric ulcer had not healed after 6 weeks of therapy with cimetidine in daily dose of 1000 mg were treated in a comparative short-term trial to assess the relative efficacy of misoprostol (Cytotec; Searle) in daily dose of 800 micrograms (I group; n = 32) and colloidal bismuth subcitrate (De-Nol; Gist-Brocades), four times a day in dose of 5 ml diluted with 15 ml of water (II group; n = 32).
(9) Electron microscopic examination of upper gastrointestinal biopsies with x-ray microanalysis was used to detect electron-dense particles of bismuth in the mucosa of the upper gastrointestinal tract, 30-60 minutes after oral dosing with either tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate [De-Noltab; Brocades (Great Britain) Ltd., Weybridge, UK; five patients] or bismuth salicylate (Pepto-Bismol; Richardson Vicks Ltd., Egham, UK; five patients), or without dosing (two patients).
(10) These were followed by pieces with more explicit military influence: frock coats with brocade crosses like the design of the Scottish flag, khaki jackets with saddle-bag pockets, and jumpers with a poppy print.
(11) But no sex.” Though the pair famously bicker (“He said, ‘Brocade.’ I said, ‘No.
(12) Directed by Steven Soderbergh for American TV , Behind the Candelabra is a tart, terrific biopic of Liberace and his lover Scott Thorson , who doubled as the pianist's brocaded chauffeur.
(13) Yet the new sensitivity to what was formerly a matter to brush behind the brocade sofas of gentleman's clubs suggests a change could be on the way.
(14) When Perry mounted a coming out ceremony for Claire in 2000 in a London gallery, he decorated his girly silk brocade frock with the teddy alongside penises tied prettily with green ribbons.
(15) The boy is short-haired and melancholic, his codpiece a sinister presence among the velvets and brocades in which he is clad.
(16) A satin-shoed foot emerges beneath a crisp brocade gown and steps gingerly on to the litter-strewn asphalt.
(17) Fuck brocade’” might be a typical exchange, according to Gabbana) a truce has been reached and now they work as a unit.
(18) 2.5% solution in the form of oral drops (Gist-brocades) has been used in the treatment of Candida albicans infections of the mucous membranes in children with chronic blood diseases.
(19) Twelve healthy male subjects were dosed with six regimens: ranitidine and De-Noltab (tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate; Gist-Brocades Ltd., Weybridge, England), placebo and De-Noltab, ranitidine and Pepto-Bismol liquid [bismuth salicylate; Procter & Gamble (Health and Beauty Care) Ltd., Egham, England], placebo and Pepto-Bismol, ranitidine and Roter tablets (bismuth subnitrate; Roter Pharma Ltd., Ashford, England), and placebo and Roter.
(20) Similar numbers of patients in each group were treated with 2 MIU intramuscular Bicillin (procaine penicillin 1.5 g plus benzylpenicillin 300 mg (Brocades, Weybridge, Surrey, England).
Broccoli
Definition:
(n.) A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.
Example Sentences:
(1) A gradual decrease in the number of viable L. monocytogenes cells was observed in juice and sauce held at 21 degrees C. In contrast, the organism died rapidly when suspended in commercial tomato ketchup at 5 and 21 degrees C. Unlike low-acid raw salad vegetables such as lettuce, broccoli, asparagus, and cauliflower on which we have observed L. monocytogenes grow at refrigeration temperatures, tomatoes are not a good growth substrate for the organism.
(2) The bearish 44-year-old chief executive seems about as pleased to have an interview in the diary as a boy faced with a plate of broccoli.
(3) Perhaps the powers from on high will decide that picnics in Kensington Gardens can only comprise quinoa salads and raw broccoli.
(4) In neighbouring Honduras , a group of farmers who were tired of seeing the lion's share of their produce go to middlemen decided three years ago to work with buyers in the country's largest city, San Pedro Sula, selling directly to supermarkets and fast-food chains, to offer a steady supply of lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli and other vegetables.
(5) The results indicated that the optimal cropping pattern for the minimum-cost diets for auto consumption include traditional foods (corn, beans, broad bean, wheat, potato), non-traditional foods (carrots, broccoli, beets) and foods of animal origin (milk, eggs).
(6) Recovery data were obtained by fortifying 5 different crops (apples, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, and potatoes) at 0.05 and 0.5 ppm.
(7) The foods were cream, homogenized milk, raw milk, cheese, raw chicken, raw oysters, frozen broccoli, flour, and spices.
(8) A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between the risk of skin cancer and a high intake of fish (p = 0.05); vegetables in general (p < 0.001); beans, lentils, or peas (p < 0.001), carrots, silverbeet (Swiss chard), or pumpkin (p < 0.001); cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, brussel sprouts, or broccoli) (p < 0.001); and beta-carotene- and vitamin C-containing foods (p = 0.004).
(9) Rats were fed a ten percent broccoli diet for 7 days.
(10) La Suvera, Pievescola The hotel's L'Oliviera restaurant, inside an old olive mill, offers signature dishes such as lobster ravioli with broccoli.
(11) Customers prefer Guatemalan vegetables because "they are bigger, cleaner and last longer" than local produce, says market seller Pedro Antonio Morales as he sprinkles the broccoli, cabbage, cucumber and tomatoes with water to combat the afternoon heat.
(12) Ford's motorsport supremo Walter Hayes had fallen into conversation with the film producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli, with the result that AMR suddenly found itself building a handful of Ford Zephyr-engined cars for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
(13) Active myrosinase was thus essential for the capacity of glucosinolates from broccoli (mainly indolyl glucosinolates) to induce the activity of several cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes involved in the metabolism of AP and MZ.
(14) Serves 2 1 lemon, very thinly sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tsp caster sugar For the garam masala 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 2 cardamom pods, seeds only ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 whole clove For the prawns 2 small shallots, halved 10g ginger, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, finely grated ½ tsp chilli flakes 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped 125g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into thirds 200g large prawns, peeled 5g each of basil and coriander, leaves picked 1 Place the lemon slices in a bowl and sprinkle both sides with the salt and caster sugar.
(15) Add the broccoli and cook over a medium heat for 2 minutes.
(16) That’s what she [Broccoli] has been brilliant at, and that’s how it’ll survive.
(17) Learning apps are often like “chocolate coated broccoli”, says Manches, based on dull and unhelpful learning approaches disguised with whizzy sound and colour effects.
(18) You can't grow bananas in Alaska or broccoli at the equator unless you're willing to expend a lot of money to create a very controlled environment, and even then, it's going to be fussy and painstaking.
(19) The new method has been adopted as official first action to replace the existing method, except for broccoli.
(20) Researchers from the University of East Anglia found that sulforaphane – a compound found mainly in broccoli but also in sprouts and cabbage – slows down the destruction of cartilage in joints associated with painful and often debilitating osteoarthritis.