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

plural

brochés

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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Etymology

Origin of broche¹

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

Origin of broché²

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

Example Sentences

A mesure que la viande se rôtissoit, nous la coupions à la broche par tranches.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard

A broche she bare upon hire low colére.

From From Chaucer to Tennyson by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

For middle-aged ladies high necks and long sleeves were usual; and Mrs Milburn might almost have been expected to appear thus, in a nicely made black broche, perhaps.

From The Imperialist by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

"We're not talking about chickens, my dear Colinet, nor of the kind of broche you have in mind," said the young shirtmaker, when her merriment had somewhat abated.

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de

Ring . ne broche nabbe ȝe . ne gurdel i membred .

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph