Definition

Noun: 1. Flowered velvet; brocaded velvet: A type of fine, luxurious fabric, typically velvet or a similar plush textile, woven with intricate patterns, often floral designs. It combines the concepts of "cẩm" (brocade, ornate silk) and "nhung" (velvet).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chiếc áo dài bằng cẩm nhung trông rất sang trọng. (The áo dài made of flowered velvet looks very elegant.)
  • Tấm vải cẩm nhung được dùng may rèm cửa trong cung điện. (The brocaded velvet fabric was used to make curtains in the palace.)

Advanced Usage

• This is a somewhat literary or classical term, often evoking a sense of traditional luxury, royalty, or high status, as seen in historical contexts, costumes, or descriptions of fine traditional clothing.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhung: (noun) Velvet. The base material.
• Cẩm: (noun) Brocade; ornate, patterned silk.
• Gấm nhung: (noun) A similar compound term meaning brocade and velvet, often used to describe sumptuous fabrics collectively.

Synonyms

• Vải nhung thêu hoa: Embroidered velvet fabric.
• Vải nhung dệt hoa: Woven patterned velvet.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically refers to a patterned velvet, not plain velvet. The pattern is an integral part of its definition.
• It is a compound noun formed from "cẩm" (brocade) and "nhung" (velvet), describing a fabric that embodies qualities of both: the plush texture of velvet and the elaborate patterns of brocade.

noun

1. Flowered silk cloth