broche

[ brohsh ]

/ broʊʃ /

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.

Nearby words

broccoli, broccoli rabe, broccolini, broch, brochantite, broche, brochette, brocho, brochure, broché, brock

Origin of broche

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

Definition for broche (2 of 3)

broché

[ broh-shey; French braw-shey ]

/ broʊˈʃeɪ; French brɔˈʃeɪ /

adjective

woven with a pattern; brocaded.

noun, plural bro·chés [broh-sheyz; French braw-shey] /broʊˈʃeɪz; French brɔˈʃeɪ/.

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

Origin of broché

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

Definition for broche (3 of 3)

à la broche

[ a la brawsh ]

/ a la brɔʃ /

French.

cooked on a skewer.

Examples from the Web for broche

A broker was at first one who "broached" casks with a broche, which means in modern French both brooch and spit.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
Your broche is very well amelled: vostre deuise est fort bien esmaillee.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
The shuttle or bobbin of the high loom is called a broche, and that of the low loom a flute.
The Tapestry Book|Helen Churchill Candee
Specimens fattened by the Gaveuse Martin, all ready for the broche, used to be sold on the premises.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880.|Various

Bale oddly refers to this poem as De Vulcani veru, but broche is here an ornament, not a spit.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for broche

broché

/ (brəʊˈʃeɪ, French brɔʃe) /

adjective

woven with a raised design, as brocade

Word Origin for broché

C19: from French brocher to brocade, stitch; see broach 1

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