Sentence:  Inside , as soon as Mr. Skopas had disclosed - in a hoarse whisper - the detective 's errand , his family gathered in a huddle , forming a mass of dark flesh on and around a <WSD>brocaded</WSD> sofa which stood at one side of a baroque fireplace . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery