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

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

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

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.

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.

The other was for— "Thierry Gueroult, en broche et en fossets  Gueu très-expert pour les Religieux."

From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 by Turner, Dawson

Ring ne broche ne habbe ȝe · ne gurdel imembret · ne glouen ne nan swuch 65 þing þ̵ ow ne deh to habben.

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