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• broche
  broche

  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.
• broché
  broché

  adjective

  woven with a pattern; brocaded.

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

brochés plural

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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Inflected Forms

noun

• brochés
  plural

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

She had a broche in her hand, just taken from the spindle.

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

On the high loom, the instrument which holds the thread is called the broche, and on the low loom it is called the flute.

From The Tapestry Book by Candee, Helen Churchill Hungerford, Mrs.

A broche she bare upon hire low colére.

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

Had to hold the broche at the reel.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration