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
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.
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
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
