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Webster 1913 Edition
Brooch
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.)
A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brooch
BROOCH
,Noun.
1.
An ornamental utensil for fastening the vest, or the bosom of a shirt, as formerly used in America. It is usually made of silver, often round, with a tongue crossing its diameter, sometimes with two tongues. It formerly was used in England, as it was in America, and is still in the highlands of Scotland.2.
A jewel.3.
With painters, a painting all of one color.BROOCH
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
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English
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.
- A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Translations
jewellery with pin
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Verb
brooch (third-person singular simple present brooches, present participle brooching, simple past and past participle brooched)
- (transitive) To adorn as with a brooch.
References
- ↑ “brooch” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
- ↑ On Language; Broaching the Telltale Brooch, William Safire, New York Times
- ↑ The Grammarphobia Blog: On brooch, broach, and broccoli
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From the noun Brooch (“fallow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʀoːχ/
Adjective
brooch (masculine broochen, neuter broocht, comparative méi brooch, superlative am broochsten)
Declension
declension of brooch
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| accusative | broochen | brooch | broocht | brooch |
| nominative | broochen | brooch | broocht | brooch |
| dative | broochen | broocher | broochen | broochen |
Derived terms
- broochleeën
- broochleien