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BROOCH
brooch, broach, breastpin
(noun) a decorative pin worn by women
brooch, clasp
(verb) fasten with or as if with a brooch
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brooch (plural brooches)
A piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
Synonym: breastpin
Hypernym: pin
A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.
Verb
brooch (third-person singular simple present brooches, present participle brooching, simple past and past participle brooched)
(transitive) To adorn as with a brooch.
Source: Wiktionary
Brooch, n. Etym: [See Broach, n.]
1. An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat. Honor 's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat. B. Jonson.
2. (Paint.)
Definition: A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.
Brooch, v. t. Etym: [imp. & p. p. Brooched (.]
Definition: To adorn as with a brooch. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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