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• broche
  broche

  noun

  (in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
• broché
  broché

  adjective

  woven with a pattern; brocaded.

broche

¹ American  

[brohsh] / broʊʃ /

noun

1. (in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.

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broché ² American  

[broh-shey, braw-shey] / broʊˈʃeɪ, brɔˈʃeɪ /

adjective

1. woven with a pattern; brocaded.

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noun

brochés plural

1. a pinstripe woven in the warp direction of fabric used in the manufacture of clothing.

broché British  

/ brɔʃe, brəʊˈʃeɪ /

adjective

1. woven with a raised design, as brocade

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Inflected Forms

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• brochés
  plural

Etymology

Origin of broche¹

1880–85; < French: spindle, a pointed instrument; see broach

Origin of broché²

1470–80; < French, past participle of brocher to emboss (linen), weave (cloth) with a figure. See broach, brocade