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brooch
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brooch
/
broʊtʃ
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brutʃ
/
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[
brohch
,
brooch
]
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noun
a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin.
Also,
broach.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
broche
broach
,
differentiated in spelling since circa 1600
Related forms
un·brooch,
verb (used with object)
Can be confused:
broach
,
brooch
.
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When the gem turns up missing, the detective chases after the thieves who constantly hide the
brooch
and retrieve it again.
Or one of a set of earrings, a bracelet, or a
brooch
.
At night, dress up jeans and a linen shirt with a turquoise-studded belt or
brooch
.
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When the gem turns up missing, the detective chases after the thieves who constantly hide the
brooch
and retrieve it again.
Or one of a set of earrings, a bracelet, or a
brooch
.
At night, dress up jeans and a linen shirt with a turquoise-studded belt or
brooch
.
Prevost returned from the country early in the afternoon and left a
brooch
on a bureau and her jewel case in one of the drawers.
If you have an ample bust area, you may wish to trade the necklace for a scarf tied or clasped with a gold
brooch
in front.
Usagi is a young girl who possesses a mystical
brooch
that imbues her with a special power.
Borton wears a long-sleeved dress of midnight-blue velvet, with a cameo
brooch
at the white lace collar.
She is wearing a green and white checked dress to which is pinned a coral and gold
brooch
.
And there is also that ravishing little gold-mounted amethyst
brooch
clasped across a light scarf.
The old-fashioned cameo
brooch
would be much more fashionable if it were a pendant.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
brooch
(brəʊtʃ)
—
n
an ornament with a hinged pin and catch, worn fastened to clothing
[C13: from Old French
broche
; see
broach
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
brooch
early 13c., from O.Fr. broche "long needle" (see
broach
(n.)). Specialized meaning led 14c. to distinct spelling.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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