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

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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

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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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