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brooch

[ brohch, brooch ]

noun

  1. 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.


brooch

/ brəʊtʃ /

noun

  1. an ornament with a hinged pin and catch, worn fastened to clothing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • un·brooch verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brooch1

1175–1225; Middle English broche broach, differentiated in spelling since circa 1600
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brooch1

C13: from Old French broche ; see broach 1
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Example Sentences

Kate wore a gold shamrock Cartier brooch pinned to her chest.

It was figure-hugging with ruched sides and a deep neckline, and like Ryan, Biden accessorized with a big brooch.

She wears a green peplum dress, long dangling earrings and a giant brooch.

And I find a beautiful piece, an antique butterfly brooch, inside the store of local jewelry designer Pu Shi.

The diamond Prince of Wales feathers brooch was modified by Diana to be worn as a necklace.

At her bosom she wore a great brooch, containing intertwined locks of a grandfather and grandmother long since defunct.

Her neck-band was thrown open, because she had given away the brooch, with which she used to fasten it.

And while she clasped the diamond-studded brooch in front of her white throat she glanced round the room for a mirror.

In the same way, my lady was as the brooch; yet it was not she who caused me wo, but it was He who endowed her with beauty.

People remark, nevertheless, that she wears a splendid brooch, which she takes special care to conceal from her husbands eyes.

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