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brooch
[ brohch, brooch ]
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.
brooch
/ brəʊtʃ /
noun
- an ornament with a hinged pin and catch, worn fastened to clothing
Other Words From
- un·brooch verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of brooch1
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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