1880–85; < French: spindle, a pointed instrument; see broach
1470–80; < French, past participle of brocher to emboss (linen), weave (cloth) with a figure. See broach, brocade
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My life is like Harry the Fourth's supper of Hens, 'Poulets à la broche, Poulets en Ragoût, Poulets en Hâchis, Poulets en Fricassées '.
From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by Wragg, H.
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
The flute or broche, which is the shuttle of the tapestry weaver, flies only as far as it is desired to thrust it, to finish the figure on which its especial colour is required.
From The Tapestry Book by Candee, Helen Churchill Hungerford, Mrs.
"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
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
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