brochure
[broh-shoo r, -shur]
- a pamphlet or leaflet.
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Origin of brochure
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Contemporary Examples
Similarly the Kapture is “an audio-recording wristband for saving and sharing what was just said,” according to its brochure.
We are Living in the Golden Age of the Most Narcissistic and Voyeuristic Tech ImaginableCharles C. Johnson
January 18, 2014
The paintings' compositions represent the "tasteful" combinations the brochure suggests for different rooms in a modern house.
The brochure, I later learned, was not for breast augmentation‚ but breast reconstruction.
Signing up for a class or just grabbing a brochure is enough.
Historical Examples
Which of these fair creatures on the wall was the proprietor of this brochure?
The brochure was translated into French by M. Alidel, Paris.
Mysterious Psychic ForcesCamille Flammarion
"Here, here," replied Henry, as he searched his bosom for the brochure.
She showed the number on the brochure to her phone and then started to order.
MakersCory Doctorow
I realized that I had done nothing to the brochure I was writing since lunch.
AliensWilliam McFee
brochure
- a pamphlet or booklet, esp one containing summarized or introductory information or advertising
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Word Origin
C18: from French, from brocher to stitch (a book)
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Word Origin and History for brochure
n.
1748, "pamphlet; short written work stitched together," from French brochure "a stitched work," from brocher "to stitch" (sheets together), from Old French brochier "to prick, jab, pierce," from broche "pointed tool, awl" (see broach (n.)).
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