Words of the Day — January 12, 2013

Brocade — bro-KADE — a rich, usually silk, cloth with raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread mixed in fop — FAWP — an affected, pompous dandy, much concerned with outer appearances

Example: "Description on a tombstone in 'Django': 'Here resides a slave owner, a brocaded fop and master of Candyland.'"