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; see broach

Origin of broché²

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

Example Sentences

The firelight played on the reel, whirling in a lustrous circle before her, on the broche stuck in the rough little shoe, on her arm, uplifted in a graceful curve as she held the thread.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles

Slowly she started up the stairs for her bonnet and the old broche shawl.

From Old Lady Number 31 by Forsslund, Louise

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

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

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

I have much to thank you and your kind brother for; I kept the dark silk, as you may suppose: you have made me very fine; the broche is very beautiful.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)